Amankwaa A A, Amankwaa L C, Ochie C O
Albany State University, GA, USA.
J Health Hum Serv Adm. 1999 Fall;22(2):220-36.
Many studies examine HIV/AIDS and often there is a lack of consensus among researchers and policy-makers regarding the importance of mandatory or voluntary testing within a prison setting. This article revisits and extends this discussion by presenting arguments and issues related to testing inmates. A comparison of selected factors indicated that mandatory testing is an important adjunct to minimizing the impact of the spread of the virus both within prison and in the non-offender population. An important policy implication for adopting mandatory testing is that such a policy allows health care providers to intervene early and control the spread of the disease. Potential implications for future research and policy are discussed.
许多研究都对艾滋病毒/艾滋病进行了考察，然而在研究人员和政策制定者之间，对于监狱环境中强制检测或自愿检测的重要性，往往缺乏共识。本文通过提出与检测囚犯相关的论据和问题，重新审视并拓展了这一讨论。对选定因素的比较表明，强制检测是将病毒在监狱内和非罪犯人群中的传播影响降至最低的一项重要辅助手段。采用强制检测的一项重要政策含义是，这样的政策能让医疗保健提供者及早进行干预并控制疾病传播。文中还讨论了对未来研究和政策的潜在影响。
