Prisons (Hepatitis Transmission)

Hepatitis Common in Australian Prison Population

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, September 13th, 1999

Hepatitis infections are common among prison inmates in Australia, according to a report from that country.

A study found that females, Aboriginals, and intravenous drug users were the groups which were most at risk among Australian inmates ("Seroprevalence of Markers for Hepatitis B, C, and G in Male and Female Prisoners - New South Wales, 1996," Aust N Z J Public Health, August 1999;23(4):377-384).

Researcher T. Butler and colleagues from the New South Wales Health Department sought to establish the prevalence of markers for hepatitis B (HBV), C (HCV) and G (HGV) in a sample of male and female inmates, examine exposure to multiple viruses, and...

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