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  • Age-Specific Global Prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, and Tuberculosis Among Incarcerated People: A Systematic Review

    Author(s)
    Kinner, Stuart A
    Snow, Kathryn
    Wirtz, Andrea L
    Altice, Frederick L
    Beyrer, Chris
    Dolan, Kate
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Kinner, Stuart A.
    Year published
    2018
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    Purpose: This study aims to compare the global prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, and tuberculosis in incarcerated adolescents and young adults (AYAs) and older prisoners. Methods: This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting the age-specific prevalence of each infection in prisoners. We grouped age-specific prevalence estimates into three overlapping age categories: AYA prisoners (<25 years), older prisoners (≥25 years), and mixed category (spanning age 25 years). We used random effects meta-analysis to estimate the relative risk (RR) of each infection in AYAs versus older ...
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    Purpose: This study aims to compare the global prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, and tuberculosis in incarcerated adolescents and young adults (AYAs) and older prisoners. Methods: This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting the age-specific prevalence of each infection in prisoners. We grouped age-specific prevalence estimates into three overlapping age categories: AYA prisoners (<25 years), older prisoners (≥25 years), and mixed category (spanning age 25 years). We used random effects meta-analysis to estimate the relative risk (RR) of each infection in AYAs versus older prisoners. Results: Among 72 studies, there was marked heterogeneity in prevalence estimates among AYA prisoners for all infections: hepatitis B (.4%–25.2%), hepatitis C (.0%–70.6%), HIV (.0%–15.8%), and active tuberculosis (.0%–3.7%). The pooled prevalence of HIV (RR = .39, 95% confidence interval .29–.53, I2 = 79.2%) and hepatitis C (RR = .51, 95% confidence interval .33–.78, I2 = 97.8%) was lower in AYAs than in older prisoners. Conclusions: The prevalence of HIV and hepatitis C is lower in AYA prisoners than in older prisoners. Despite lower prevalence, acquisition begins early among incarcerated populations. There is an urgent need for targeted, age-appropriate prevention, treatment, and harm reduction measures in and beyond custodial settings to reduce the incidence of infection in these extremely vulnerable young people.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Adolescent Health
    Volume
    62
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.09.030
    Subject
    Biomedical and clinical sciences
    Education
    Psychology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/381298
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