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. 1990 Feb;80(2):209-10.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.80.2.209.

Seroconversion to human immunodeficiency virus in prison inmates

C R Horsburgh Jr  1 , J Q Jarvis, T McArther, T Ignacio, P Stock
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Seroconversion to human immunodeficiency virus in prison inmates

C R Horsburgh Jr et al. Am J Public Health. 1990 Feb.

Abstract

We evaluated the prevalence and incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in 3,837 inmates of a state prison system. Ninety-two (2.4 percent) were HIV-seropositive. The highest proportion of HIV-seropositive inmates was found among Blacks (5.4 percent), females, and those 30 years of age or older. HIV-seropositivity of entering inmates was also 2.4 percent and was unchanged over the three years of the study. Seroconversion occurred in two inmates while in prison, a rate of one conversion per 604 person-years, but HIV infection could have occurred before entry. Seroconversion to HIV was rare in inmates in this correctional facility.

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