HIV prevalence in recently incarcerated adult males in the Federal District, Brasilia, Brazil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Rafael Jardim de Moura, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020
• Subjects: HIV; Prevalence; Rapid tests; Oral fluid; Prisoners; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0117-2019; https://doaj.org/article/dcf7ceea75b04598bbd728473a5c4fda

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.