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. 2016 Oct;22(4):290-299.
doi: 10.1177/1078345816669347.

Factors Associated With Receiving Rapid HIV Testing Among Individuals on Probation or Parole

Michael S Gordon  1 , Steven B Carswell  2 , Monique Wilson  3 , Timothy W Kinlock  4 , Lauren Restivo  5 , Michelle McKenzie  6 , Josiah D Rich  6
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Factors Associated With Receiving Rapid HIV Testing Among Individuals on Probation or Parole

Michael S Gordon et al. J Correct Health Care. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Despite the strong correlation between HIV and corrections, testing and prevention efforts have largely been ignored among community corrections populations. The current study is a secondary analysis to compare characteristics of individuals under community corrections supervision who completed rapid HIV testing with those who refused such testing (N = 2,382) in Baltimore, Maryland, and Providence, Rhode Island. Results indicate that the following variables were significantly associated with the receipt of rapid HIV testing: being female (p = .024), Black race (p = .004), homeless (p = .016), early age of crime onset (p = .001), more drug use during the past 90 days (p = .033), and previously tested for hepatitis C virus/hepatitis B virus (p = .024). Such findings make it especially important that individuals under community supervision be linked with services in the community to ensure that HIV testing and health care planning occur simultaneously.

Keywords: HIV rapid testing; criminal justice; probation and parole; risky behaviors.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests

The authors disclosed no conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, or publication of this article. For information about JCHC’s disclosure policy, please see the Self-Study Program.

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