Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and associated risk behaviors in prisoners: A systematic review.

Seyed Ahmad Seyed Alinaghi Zahra PashaeiEnsiyeh RahimiSolmaz SaeidiPegah MirzapourTayebeh NooriAfsaneh GhasemzadehArian AfzalianMohsen DashtiPedram HabibiBehnam FarhoudiNarjes AghaieAhmadreza ShamsabadiOmid Dadras Seyed Ahmad Seyed Alinaghi

Published in: Health science reports (2022)

This systematic review indicates that the prevalence of STIs (HIV, HBV, HCV, Syphilis, Chlamydia Trachomatis, Gonorrhea, and HSV-2) among prisoners appears to be higher than the general population, with drug abuse, low educational levels, and unsafe sex as major risk factors.

Keyphrases

risk factors
systematic review
men who have sex with men
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
hiv testing
hiv positive
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
meta analyses
hepatitis b virus
emergency department
electronic health record