Title | Limiting options: sex ratios, incarceration rates, and sexual risk behavior among people on probation and parole. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Green, Traci C., Enrique R. Pouget, Magdalena Harrington, Faye S. Taxman, Anne G. Rhodes, Daniel Oʼconnell, Steven S. Martin, Michael Prendergast, and Peter D. Friedmann |
Journal | Sexually transmitted diseases |
Volume | 39 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 424-30 |
Date Published | 2012 Jun |
ISSN | 1537-4521 |
Keywords | Adult, African Americans, African Continental Ancestry Group, European Continental Ancestry Group, Female, Health Status Disparities, Hispanic Americans, HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Male, Prisoners, Risk Factors, Sexual Partners, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Substance-Related Disorders, United States, Young Adult |
Abstract | To investigate how incarceration may affect risk of acquiring HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, we tested associations of ex-offenders' sexual risk behavior with the male-female sex ratio and the male incarceration rate. |
DOI | 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318254c81a |
Alternate Journal | Sex Transm Dis |