Blanch J, Sanchez C, Quiroga T, Paris A, Barbero L, Valls I; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11; 9: 833 (abstract no. PO-D12-3694).
Barcelona's penitentiary institution for women, Spain.
OBJECTIVES: 1. Assessment of the initial condition of HIV patients when entering prison. 2. Analysis of the implementation of a preventive, therapeutic and sanitary education programme within this group. METHOD: During the period from December '90 to September '92, all those HIV+ inmates who voluntarily agreed to a previously designed preventive and therapeutic programme have been studied in a prospective way. This programme consisted of: periodic follow-ups depending on the clinical and immunological condition, starting of prophylaxis against opportunistic infections, anti-HIV treatment and sanitary education about the disease. RESULTS: 1. GENERAL DATA: During the study period 191 women were followed up. 79% of them were IDVU with heterosexual risk, 16% were IDVU and 5% had heterosexual risk. 45% practised prostitution and 73% didn't use contraceptive sheaths. 2. PREVIOUS CONTROLS: Only 11% had their disease controlled. 3. CLINICAL CONDITION: 62% were in stage II-III and 38% were in stage IV. 4. THERAPEUTIC MEASURES: In the penitentiary environment a treatment with ZIDOVUDINE was started with 32% of the patients, with prophylaxis against P. Carinii in 20% and prophylaxis anti-tuberculosis in 22%. Three patients gave up the treatment. CONCLUSIONS: 1. In our environment the heterosexual channel is closely linked to IDVU as a risk factor. 2. The scarce information when entering prison is to be pointed out. 3. The educational task (behaviour/habit changes) in prison could attain a high level of importance. 4. There is a need of an effective coordination of the extrapenitentiary sanitary system.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Female
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Prisons
- Risk Factors
- Tuberculosis
- instrumentation
- methods
- therapy
Other ID:
UI: 102206990
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