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. 2008 Apr;98(4):661-6.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.112656. Epub 2008 Feb 28.

Highly active antiretroviral therapy use and HIV transmission risk behaviors among individuals who are HIV infected and were recently released from jail

Kristen Clements-Nolle  1 , Rani Marx, Michael Pendo, Eileen Loughran, Milton Estes, Mitchell Katz
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy use and HIV transmission risk behaviors among individuals who are HIV infected and were recently released from jail

Kristen Clements-Nolle et al. Am J Public Health. 2008 Apr.

Abstract

We evaluated highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) use and risk behaviors among 177 inmates who were HIV infected and were released and reincarcerated in San Francisco, Calif, jails over a 12-month period. During the month preceding reincarceration, HIV transmission risk behaviors were common among respondents, and 59% of those with a history of antiretroviral use were not taking HAART. HAART discontinuation was independently associated with homelessness, marijuana use, injection drug use, and not receiving community medical care. Postrelease interventions for inmates who are HIV infected are needed.

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