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Women Living with HIV in Italian Prison Settings: Results from the Gender-Specific ROSE Network.
Rastrelli, Elena; Fiore, Vito; Ranieri, Roberto; Pontali, Emanuele; Prestileo, Tullio; Barbarini, Giorgio; Ialungo, Anna Maria; Dell'Isola, Serena; De Vito, Andrea; Bolcato, Matteo; Madeddu, Giordano; Di Mizio, Giulio; Starnini, Giulio; Babudieri, Sergio.
Afiliação
  • Rastrelli E; Medicina Protetta-Unit of Infectious Diseases, Belcolle Hospital, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
  • Fiore V; Infectious and Tropical Disease Clinic, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
  • Ranieri R; Penitentiary Infectious Diseases Unit, A.O. Santi Paolo e Carlo, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
  • Pontali E; Infectious Disease Unit, Galliera Hospital, 16128 Genoa, Italy.
  • Prestileo T; ARNAS, Ospedale Civico-Benfratelli Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
  • Barbarini G; Department of Infectious Disease, IRCCS San Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
  • Ialungo AM; Medicina Protetta-Unit of Infectious Diseases, Belcolle Hospital, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
  • Dell'Isola S; Medicina Protetta-Unit of Infectious Diseases, Belcolle Hospital, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
  • De Vito A; Infectious and Tropical Disease Clinic, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
  • Bolcato M; Legal Medicine, University of Padua, 35121 Padova, Italy.
  • Madeddu G; Infectious and Tropical Disease Clinic, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
  • Di Mizio G; Forensic Medicine, Department of Law, Magna Graecia, University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
  • Starnini G; Medicina Protetta-Unit of Infectious Diseases, Belcolle Hospital, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
  • Babudieri S; Infectious and Tropical Disease Clinic, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Viruses ; 15(2)2023 02 10.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36851711
BACKGROUND: Incarcerated women are a minority in the Italian prison population. The lack of prevention and awareness of HIV infection and the lack of access to treatment make the treatment path difficult. METHODS: we conducted a multi-center study including incarcerated women living with HIV (WLWH). RESULTS: The study included 85 WLWH with a mean age of 41.7 ± 8.7 years, and 58.8% (50/85) of them were Italian. Principally, HIV transmission was related to sexual intercourse, 47% of all patients were PWIDs, and 62.5% of them were on opioid substitution therapy (OST). Overall, 56.4% of the included patients had a CD4+ cell count of >500 cells/mmc. Among the participants, 92.9% were on antiretroviral therapy, 87.3% had treatment before incarceration, and 83.5% were virologically suppressed. Among the 13 non-virally-suppressed patients, 53.8% were unaware of their serological status before incarceration and had started HAART but were still not virologically suppressed; 46.2% (6/13) had a lack of compliance or had suspended the treatment before incarceration and restarted it after admission. All patients with chronic hepatitis C underwent treatment with direct-acting antivirals and reached a sustained virological response. CONCLUSIONS: the detention of these women could represent an occasion for the patients' healthcare provision and use, and the creation of a gender-specific network can be an effective strategy for reaching this population.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por HIV / Hepatite C Crônica Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Viruses Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Itália País de publicação: Suíça

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por HIV / Hepatite C Crônica Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Viruses Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Itália País de publicação: Suíça