One year follow-up of a HIV seropositive jail population

G Scano; G Luzi; I Mezzaroma; F Aiuti; A Vellucci; L Guastini; F Lepri; G Starnini

One year follow-up of a HIV seropositive jail population

Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 1991 Jul-Aug;19(4):165-6.

Authors

G Scano¹, G Luzi, I Mezzaroma, F Aiuti, A Vellucci, L Guastini, F Lepri, G Starnini

Affiliation

¹ Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Rome, La Sapienza.

PMID: 1818517

Abstract

A jail population has been followed for one year to study the risk of HIV-seroconversion. Our data show that life in jail is not necessarily a condition for HIV spread. In fact no variation of seropositivity distribution has been found.

MeSH terms

Comorbidity
Female
Follow-Up Studies
HIV Infections / epidemiology
HIV Infections / transmission*
HIV Seropositivity / epidemiology*
Humans
Male
Prisoners*
Risk
Sexual Behavior
Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology
Transfusion Reaction