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Effect of release from prison and re-incarceration on the viral loads of HIV-infected individualsBecky L Stephenson
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Public Health Rep 120:84-8. 2005..The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of release from prison and subsequent re-incarceration on the viral loads of HIV-infected individuals receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)...
Sexual behaviours of HIV-seropositive men and women following release from prisonBecky L Stephenson
Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, and Dentistry at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Int J STD AIDS 17:103-8. 2006..These results suggest that regular partners of HIV-infected prison releasees are at risk of acquiring HIV infection, and secondary risk-reduction strategies are needed for HIV-infected prison releasees...
A pilot study of health beliefs and attitudes concerning measures of antiretroviral adherence among prisoners receiving directly observed antiretroviral therapyBecky L White
Department of Medicine, Center for Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 20:408-17. 2006..72; p < 0.001). This study provides preliminary support for the psychometric properties of the survey in this correctional setting...
Adherence to directly observed antiretroviral therapy among human immunodeficiency virus-infected prison inmatesDavid A Wohl
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
Clin Infect Dis 36:1572-6. 2003..Different methods used to measure adherence revealed significantly different levels of adherence. These findings suggest that use of DOT does not ensure adherence to antiretroviral therapy...
Availability of and access to medical services among HIV-infected inmates incarcerated in North Carolina county jailsDavid L Rosen
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 15:413-25. 2004..quot; Overall, our data indicate that few North Carolina jail inmates are tested for HIV. Greater protection of confidentiality may improve screening and treatment of HIV-infected inmates...
