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Prison intervention programs may improve prevention of infectious diseases in rural south

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 24th, 2006

Prison intervention programs may improve the prevention of infectious diseases among women in the rural south.

Researchers in the United States report, "The objective of this study was to explore the relationships between incarceration and emerging increases in HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the rural south, particularly among black women of low socioeconomic status."

"The study used secondary data on correctional populations, incarceration rates, admissions to correctional facilities (prisons and jails), HIV and STD prevalence among inmates, and national and state HIV surveillance data," explained T.M. Hammett and A. Drachman-Jones...

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