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After the Fact: A Brief Educational Program on HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis for Female Detainees in a Local Jail.
- Source :
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Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care [J Correct Health Care] 2015 Apr; Vol. 21 (2), pp. 140-51. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Women who have been in jail are at increased risk of acquiring HIV when they are in the community. Nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (nPEP) reduces HIV transmission following high-risk behaviors and is an effective HIV prevention strategy. The authors designed a 15-minute interactive educational program to increase inmates' knowledge of nPEP. Before the program, participants self-reported high HIV risk yet low risk perception and lack of nPEP awareness. After the program, nPEP knowledge scores increased by 40% regardless of demographic or HIV-risk characteristics. This study demonstrates that a brief, easy-to-deliver educational intervention can be carried out in a jail, is effective at raising awareness of both HIV risk and nPEP, and may be useful for others seeking to increase use of this prevention strategy for high-risk women during incarceration.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2015.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Female
HIV Infections transmission
Humans
Models, Educational
Needle Sharing statistics & numerical data
Program Evaluation
Regression Analysis
San Francisco
Unsafe Sex statistics & numerical data
Women's Health
Anti-HIV Agents therapeutic use
HIV Infections prevention & control
Health Behavior
Health Education methods
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis methods
Prisoners education
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1940-5200
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25788609
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1078345815572335