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Reaching the WHO target of testing persons in jails in prisons will need diverse efforts and resources.

Sylvie AbelLise CuzinSéverine Da CunhaJean-Marie BolivardLaurence FagourCharline MiossecMathilde PircherMarême ThiouneRaymond CésaireAndré Cabié
Published in: PloS one (2018)
HIV and STI testing rates among newcomers at Ducos have notable room for improvement. The future availability of combined (HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis) rapid tests may be very useful in case of short term incarceration, if their cost is not prohibitive. Reaching higher levels of testing will also require more resources.
Keyphrases
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • men who have sex with men
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  • hepatitis c virus
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  • antiretroviral therapy
  • hiv infected
  • hiv aids
  • hepatitis b virus
  • south africa
  • current status
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