HIV, STD, and hepatitis risk to primary female partners of men being released from prison

Women and Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 63-80

  Grinstead, Olga A ^a,i   Faigeles, Bonnie ^a,i   Comfort, Megan ^a,h   Seal, David ^b,g   Nealey Moore, Jill ^c   Belcher, Lisa ^d,e   Morrow, Kathleen ^c   Gaiter, Juarlyn ^e   MacGowan, Robin ^e   Wolitski, Richard ^e   Lifshay, Julie ^e   Margolis, Andrew ^e   McFarlane, Mary ^e   O'Leary, Ann ^e   Eldridge, Gloria ^f   Fitterling, Jim ^f   Askew, John ^f   Fortenberry, Marty ^f   Griebler, Joe ^f   Kennedy, Stephen ^f   McGregor, Scott ^f   Vardaman, Jerry ^f   Sosman, Jim ^g   Hartmann, Barbara ^g   McAuliffe, Tim ^g   Reed, Ricardo ^g   Rompa, Dave ^g   Simms, Rodney ^g   Flanigan, Timothy ^h   Kacanek, Deborah ^h   Lugo, Ricky ^h   Zack, Barry ⁱ   Binson, Diane ⁱ   Johnson, Chauncey ⁱ   Silber, Ellen ⁱ   Woods, William ⁱ   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Female partners; HIV AIDS; Parolees; Prison; Reentry; STD risk behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRISON; PRISONER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 28044461498     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v41n02_05     Document Type: Article

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