Prevalence and correlates of community re-entry challenges faced by HIV-infected male prisoners in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Choi, P., Desai, M.M., Kavasery, R., Govindasamy, S., Kamarulzaman, Adeeba, Altice, Frederick L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RG Gynecology and obstetrics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/30/1/prevalence.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/30/4/Choi-2010.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/30/; https://doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2009.009180
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

HIV-infected prisoners face an inordinate number of community re-entry challenges. In 2007, 102 HIV-infected prisoners in Malaysia were surveyed anonymously within six months prior to release to assess the prevalence and correlates of community re-entry challenges. Staying out of prison (60.8%), rem...