New hepatitis C virus prevention research from Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health described

Fresh data on hepatitis C virus are presented in the report 'Tattooing in prisons--not such a pretty picture.' According to recent research published in the American Journal of Infection Control, "Tattooing in prison represents a unique combination of risk factors for blood borne virus (BBV) transmission because it is illicitly performed by untrained operators with homemade, unsterile, and frequently-shared equipment. It occurs in a setting where a high proportion of people are already infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and other BBVs. This study measured the frequency of tattoo acquisition by prisoners inside and outside prison, and the associations between tattooing, injecting...

Want to see the full article?

• Purchase this article for only $3.00