[Epidemiological study of prisoners at risk for AIDS in a Spanish prison].
Different proportions of the several AIDS risk practices in a Spanish prison during 1988 were studied. Also a epidemiologic study of the infectious diseases of the prisoners with some risk of this type was carried out. Of 135 prisoners with risk of AIDS, it was found that 91.2% of them were drug addicts. The index of positive HIV in all the population study was of 65.2%. 81.5% of the sample had at least one B hepatitis marker and 11.1% had HBs-Ag. 15.4% of the last group also showed HBe-Ag positive. Histories of non-A, non-B hepatitis were not evaluated in 9.6% of all the patients studied. 53.3% had sexually transmitted diseases. It is important to mention the high index of active tuberculosis found (12.6% of the sample), which is higher than the maximum values found in various similar papers. We did not find any differences in the grade of affectation between HIV+ and HIV-.
Carbajal
C L
CL
Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital Universitario Covadonga, Oviedo.
Vallina
E
E
Arribas
J M
JM
Díaz
J
J
Domínguez
B
B
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D011477:Sex Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D013030:Spain; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology; D013653:Tattooing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology
Estudio epidemiológico en reclusos con riesgo de SIDA en una prisión española.