Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de santé publique
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Can J Public Health · Oct 2019
Comparative StudyA comparison of the observed and expected prevalence of HIV in persons released from Ontario provincial prisons in 2010.
To estimate the prevalence of HIV infection in persons released from Ontario prisons in 2010 using administrative health data, and to compare this observed prevalence with the expected prevalence based on the most recently available biological sampling data. ⋯ Our findings suggest that a high proportion of persons with HIV recently released from provincial prisons either do not know they have HIV infection or do know about their infection but are not engaged in care. Interventions are required to screen people for HIV in prison and to link persons with care following release.