HIV prevalence in recently incarcerated adult males in the Federal District, Brasilia, Brazil
Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study intends to describe a HIV intake screening strategy in recently incarcerated adults in Distrito Federal, Brasilia, Brazil. METHODS: We tested 455 recently incarcerated adults in Distrito Federal in 2016 using rapid tests (RT) applied to oral samples (OS). RESULTS: T...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:dcf7ceea75b04598bbd728473a5c4fda 2023-05-15T14:58:57+02:00 HIV prevalence in recently incarcerated adult males in the Federal District, Brasilia, Brazil Rafael Jardim de Moura Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0117-2019 https://doaj.org/article/dcf7ceea75b04598bbd728473a5c4fda EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100620&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0117-2019 https://doaj.org/article/dcf7ceea75b04598bbd728473a5c4fda Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 53 (2020) HIV Prevalence Rapid tests Oral fluid Prisoners Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0117-2019 2022-12-30T23:23:27Z Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study intends to describe a HIV intake screening strategy in recently incarcerated adults in Distrito Federal, Brasilia, Brazil. METHODS: We tested 455 recently incarcerated adults in Distrito Federal in 2016 using rapid tests (RT) applied to oral samples (OS). RESULTS: The estimated frequency of positive tests was 0.88% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.34% to 2.24%). CONCLUSIONS: The present findings reveal the potential significance of detecting new HIV infection cases in a vulnerable population using point-of-care rapid diagnostic tests. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 53 |
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Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study intends to describe a HIV intake screening strategy in recently incarcerated adults in Distrito Federal, Brasilia, Brazil. METHODS: We tested 455 recently incarcerated adults in Distrito Federal in 2016 using rapid tests (RT) applied to oral samples (OS). RESULTS: The estimated frequency of positive tests was 0.88% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.34% to 2.24%). CONCLUSIONS: The present findings reveal the potential significance of detecting new HIV infection cases in a vulnerable population using point-of-care rapid diagnostic tests. |
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HIV prevalence in recently incarcerated adult males in the Federal District, Brasilia, Brazil |
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HIV prevalence in recently incarcerated adult males in the Federal District, Brasilia, Brazil |
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