-transparent.png){kind=logo}
Human immunodeficiency virus infection is the leading medical problem among prison inmates in several states. In 1988 a blinded seroprevalence study was conducted on 480 New York female prison entrants to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for HIV infection in this population. Ninety (18.8 percent) women were HIV-seropositive. Seroprevalence was highest among women ages 30-39 (25.0 percent) and varied by ethnicity (Hispanics, 29.4 percent; Blacks, 14.4 percent; Whites, 7.1 percent) and residence (New York City, 23.8 percent; Upstate, 5.1 percent). Nearly half (44.9 percent) of the 136 acknowledged intravenous drug users and one-third (33.8 percent) of the 71 women with a positive syphilis serology were HIV-seropositive. There was no difference in fertility histories between seropositive and seronegative women, and two of 21 pregnant women were seropositive. This study led to increased clinical and prevention services for this high-risk population.
P F Smith, and
J Mikl, and
B I Truman, and
L Lessner, and
J S Lehman, and
R W Stevens, and
E A Lord, and
R K Broaddus, and
D L Morse
October 1990,
The Western journal of medicine,
P F Smith, and
J Mikl, and
B I Truman, and
L Lessner, and
J S Lehman, and
R W Stevens, and
E A Lord, and
R K Broaddus, and
D L Morse
March 1977,
American journal of public health,
P F Smith, and
J Mikl, and
B I Truman, and
L Lessner, and
J S Lehman, and
R W Stevens, and
E A Lord, and
R K Broaddus, and
D L Morse
January 2004,
The Psychiatric quarterly,
P F Smith, and
J Mikl, and
B I Truman, and
L Lessner, and
J S Lehman, and
R W Stevens, and
E A Lord, and
R K Broaddus, and
D L Morse
March 1999,
The Western journal of medicine,
P F Smith, and
J Mikl, and
B I Truman, and
L Lessner, and
J S Lehman, and
R W Stevens, and
E A Lord, and
R K Broaddus, and
D L Morse
January 2014,
Journal of infection and public health,
P F Smith, and
J Mikl, and
B I Truman, and
L Lessner, and
J S Lehman, and
R W Stevens, and
E A Lord, and
R K Broaddus, and
D L Morse
July 2005,
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America,
P F Smith, and
J Mikl, and
B I Truman, and
L Lessner, and
J S Lehman, and
R W Stevens, and
E A Lord, and
R K Broaddus, and
D L Morse
January 1998,
Women & health,
P F Smith, and
J Mikl, and
B I Truman, and
L Lessner, and
J S Lehman, and
R W Stevens, and
E A Lord, and
R K Broaddus, and
D L Morse
September 1991,
AIDS (London, England),
P F Smith, and
J Mikl, and
B I Truman, and
L Lessner, and
J S Lehman, and
R W Stevens, and
E A Lord, and
R K Broaddus, and
D L Morse
January 1990,
Columbia human rights law review,
P F Smith, and
J Mikl, and
B I Truman, and
L Lessner, and
J S Lehman, and
R W Stevens, and
E A Lord, and
R K Broaddus, and
D L Morse
January 1999,
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report,
