title: Public health gains from health in prisons in Spain.
abstract: An epidemic of HIV infections which occurred in Spanish prisons at the turn of the century led to the establishment of a comprehensive set of harm reduction measures including needle and syringe exchange in prisons throughout the country. This article outlines the measures taken and the impact they had in greatly reducing the infection rates of HIV and the cases of AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Directorate of Prisons, Ministry of the Interior, Madrid, Spain. jmanuel.arroyoc@dgip.mir.es
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Arroyo-Cobo
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D011330:Prisons; D011634:Public Health; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology