Braithwaite Ronald L, Arriola Kimberly R J
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, NE, Room 510, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2008 Sep;98(9 Suppl):S145-9. doi: 10.2105/ajph.98.supplement_1.s145.
US prison inmates are disproportionately indigent young men of color. These individuals are severely affected by HIV/AIDS, largely owing to the high-risk behavior that they engage in prior to incarceration. Researchers and practitioners have issued a call for the importance of offering HIV prevention services in prison settings. However, this call has largely been ignored. In this article, we outline reasons why these recommendations have been largely ignored, discuss innovative HIV prevention programs that are currently being implemented in prison settings, and offer recommendations for securing support for HIV prevention services in correctional settings.
美国监狱囚犯中贫困有色人种青年男性的比例过高。这些人深受艾滋病毒/艾滋病的影响,这在很大程度上是由于他们在入狱前从事的高风险行为。研究人员和从业者呼吁在监狱环境中提供艾滋病毒预防服务的重要性。然而,这一呼吁在很大程度上被忽视了。在本文中,我们概述了这些建议被忽视的原因,讨论了目前在监狱环境中实施的创新艾滋病毒预防项目,并为在惩教环境中获得对艾滋病毒预防服务的支持提供建议。