Comparison of Opt-In Versus Opt-Out Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Inmates in a County Jail.
J Correct Health Care
; 21(4): 408-16, 2015 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26285597
ABSTRACT
A majority of jails in the United States rely on an opt-in (voluntary) rather than opt-out (universal) approach to testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This study compares an opt-out approach at intake to opt-in testing during incarceration and estimates the prevalence of common STIs among jail inmates. Data derive from a universal intake pilot testing program (n = 298) and an established, student-led voluntary testing program (n = 1,963), respectively. The adjusted prevalence as well as the odds of testing positive for chlamydia were significantly higher in the opt-out program (p = .025 and .008, respectively) than the opt-in program but not for gonorrhea (p = .402 and .300, respectively). These results demonstrate the potential public health benefit of implementation of universal STI testing of jail inmates.
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Assunto principal:
Prisões
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Prisioneiros
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Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
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Programas de Rastreamento
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Correct Health Care
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos