The impact of AIDS on prison life

It is hard to imagine that there is anybody in this country who will not have heard of AIDS. To that extent the government campaign has done its job. You can hardly switch on your radio or television or open a newspaper without hearing about it. AIDS is well known as the twentieth century plague. Th...

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Published inPsychology in prisons pp. 67 - 78
Main Authors Cooke, David J., Baldwin, Pamela J., Howison, Jacqueline
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 1990
Edition1
Subjects
HIV Antibody
Body's Natural Defence
Hospital Porter
AIDS
Shared Needles
Vaginal Fluid
Unprotected Sex
HIV Infection
HIV Test Result
High Risk Groups
Intravenous Drug Users
HIV Antibody Test
Negative Test Result
HIV Blood Test
Young Men
Bad News
HIV Test
Aid Sufferer
Clinical Waste
Aid Patient
Anal Sex
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Summary:It is hard to imagine that there is anybody in this country who will not have heard of AIDS. To that extent the government campaign has done its job. You can hardly switch on your radio or television or open a newspaper without hearing about it. AIDS is well known as the twentieth century plague. There is much good and valid information and discussion on the subject but there is also much scaremongering and many myths. Anxiety and fear is common amongst prisoners and prison officers alike. Much of this fear is founded on confusion. This chapter will attempt to sort out the facts from the fiction and will consider some of the implications for work in prisons.
ISBN:9780415097147
1138462683
0415097142
9781138462687
DOI:10.4324/9780203423356-7