TY - JOUR
T1 - Voluntary STD Testing and Treatment Program at a Metropolitan Correctional Facility
T2 - Evaluation of Test Acceptability and Associated Risk Factors
AU - Brown, Christopher K.
AU - Earley, Mary
AU - Shaikh, Raees
AU - Fickenscher, Jillian
AU - Ott, Jessica
AU - Person, Austin
AU - Islam, K. M.Monirul
AU - Simonsen, Kari
AU - Sandkovsky, Uriel
AU - Kaiser, Katherine Laux
AU - Foxall, Mark
AU - Margalit, Ruth
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - Few studies have addressed challenges of diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) within correctional facilities. Initiatives that screen all inmates can be cost-prohibitive, while symptom-based screening undoubtedly fails to recognize significant numbers of asymptomatically infected persons. This study discusses a voluntary STD screening and treatment program developed at the Douglas County (Nebraska) Department of Corrections where student volunteers interviewed, screened, and educated 456 inmates. Inmate urine samples and interview responses about risk behaviors and motivators for participation in the screening program were analyzed. The results support the ongoing project method to screen and treat inmates in the community correctional facility. Risk factor analysis suggests that targeted testing and treatment efforts may have a role in providing cost-effective care for STD among the incarcerated population.
AB - Few studies have addressed challenges of diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) within correctional facilities. Initiatives that screen all inmates can be cost-prohibitive, while symptom-based screening undoubtedly fails to recognize significant numbers of asymptomatically infected persons. This study discusses a voluntary STD screening and treatment program developed at the Douglas County (Nebraska) Department of Corrections where student volunteers interviewed, screened, and educated 456 inmates. Inmate urine samples and interview responses about risk behaviors and motivators for participation in the screening program were analyzed. The results support the ongoing project method to screen and treat inmates in the community correctional facility. Risk factor analysis suggests that targeted testing and treatment efforts may have a role in providing cost-effective care for STD among the incarcerated population.
KW - education
KW - epidemiology
KW - jails
KW - screening
KW - sexually transmitted disease
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U2 - 10.1177/1078345813508748
DO - 10.1177/1078345813508748
M3 - Article
C2 - 24352406
AN - SCOPUS:84890875235
SN - 1078-3458
VL - 20
SP - 70
EP - 80
JO - Journal of Correctional Health Care
JF - Journal of Correctional Health Care
IS - 1
ER -
