HIV prevalence among prison inmates in a central prison in southern Malawi, 2005.
A cross-sectional study of 164 prison inmates (142 men [86.6%] and 22 women [13.4%]) in Malawi estimated a HIV prevalence rate of 36.6%; 29.9% among men and 50% among women. Three (2.1%) men reported having sex with men, and none reported intravenous drug use.
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College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi.
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