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A prospective controlled trial of routine opt-out HIV testing in a men's jail.

TitleA prospective controlled trial of routine opt-out HIV testing in a men's jail.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsKavasery, Ravi, Duncan Smith-Rohrberg Maru, Laurie N. Sylla, David Smith, and Frederick L. Altice
JournalPloS one
Volume4
Issue11
Paginatione8056
Date Published2009
ISSN1932-6203
KeywordsAdult, AIDS Serodiagnosis, Cohort Studies, Connecticut, HIV Infections, Humans, Informed Consent, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Prisoners, Prisons, Prospective Studies, Time Factors
AbstractApproximately 10 million Americans enter jails annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends routine opt-out HIV testing in these settings. The logistics for performing routine opt-out HIV testing within jails, however, remain controversial. The objective of this study was to evaluate the optimal time to routinely HIV test newly incarcerated jail detainees using an opt-out strategy.
DOI10.1371/journal.pone.0008056
Alternate JournalPLoS ONE

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