Incarceration, African Americans and HIV: advancing a research agenda.
Incarceration is a crisis among African Americans, and the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in incarcerated men and women is 3-5 times that of the general population. We explore the potential implications of the widespread incarceration of African Americans on HIV risk and HIV outcomes in: 1) the current and formerly incarcerated, 2) their sexual partners, and 3) the communities impacted by incarceration. We set forth a research agenda for understanding and ameliorating the negative impacts incarceration and conclude that the African-American population's ability to successfully address the HIV/AIDS epidemic requires a coordinated and evidence-based response to the challenge of effectively preventing, managing and treating HIV in populations affected by incarceration.
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Department of Research, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA. ninaharawa@cdrewu.edu
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D044383:Black People; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D011329:Prisoners; D012106:Research; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D001741:Black or African American