A prospective controlled trial of routine opt-out HIV testing in a men's jail.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 10 million Americans enter jails annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends routine opt-out HIV testing in these settings. The logistics for performing routine opt-out HIV testing within jails, however, remain controversial. The objective of this study was to evaluate the optimal time to routinely HIV test newly incarcerated jail detainees using an opt-out strategy.

Methods

This prospective, controlled trial of routine opt-out HIV testing was conducted among 298 newly incarcerated male inmates in an urban men's jail in New Haven, Connecticut. 298 sequential entrants to the men's jail over a three week period in March and April 2008 were assigned to be offered routine opt-out HIV testing at one of three points after incarc

SUBMITTER: Kavasery R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2777336 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature