Evidence for gonococcal transmission within a correctional system.
In a study to examine sexually transmissible disease occurring within a large correctional system where sexual activity is prohibited, 27 male inmates acquired culture-proven gonorrhea from in-jail sexual activity during a three-month period. These results provide evidence to encourage inmate education about the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and to support condom distribution programs in correctional facilities.
van Hoeven
K H
KH
Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461.
Rooney
W C
WC
Joseph
S C
SC
D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D011330:Prisons