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Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Jails As a Public Health Issue

Publication year: 1999 | Cataloged on: Oct. 31, 2006

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  • 015337

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  • 1999
  • 8 pages.

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  • Jails
  • Medical Services
Thumbnail preview ANNOTATION: A survey of members of the Large Jail Network finds that health care is provided by the majority of respondents through a combination of providers (e.g., jail staff in coordination with the county health department and hospitals). Positive relations exist between local health departments and the majority of the responding correctional organizations. All inmates are tested for STDs by 49% of the respondents, while 39% screen inmates and test only those for whom testing is indicated. The majority of respondents provide information on tuberculosis, HIV, and STDs in general. Discharge planning for persons with medical needs related to contagious disease are provided by 70%.
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