title: Evidence for gonococcal transmission within a correctional system.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: van Hoeven
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Rooney
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D011330:Prisons