'Behind walls': a study of HIV risk behaviours and seroprevalence in prisons in Zambia

Authors
Simooya, OO Sanjobo, NE Kaetano, L Sijumbila, G Munkonze, FH Tailoka, F Musonda, R
Citation
Oo. Simooya et al., 'Behind walls': a study of HIV risk behaviours and seroprevalence in prisons in Zambia, AIDS, 15(13), 2001, pp. 1741-1744
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology
Journal title
AIDS
ISSN journal
02699370 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
13
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1741 - 1744
Database
ISI
SICI code
0269-9370(20010907)15:13<1741:'WASOH>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Inmate populations include a large number of individuals at risk of HIV inf ection. However, there is insufficient data about HIV/AIDS epidemiology in prisons. Our study, conducted in Zambia, a sub-Saharan African nation with an estimated HIV prevalence of 19% in adults, was designed to address this shortfall.