HIV Testing and Treatment with Correctional Populations: People, Not Prisoners
| Autor: | Gloria D. Eldridge, Barry Zack, James M. Sosman, David W. Seal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Patient privacy Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections Hiv testing medicine.disease_cause Dehumanization Health Services Accessibility Article Power dynamics Informed consent Humans Medicine Confidentiality Psychiatry Informed Consent Ethical issues business.industry Prisoners Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Public relations Organizational Policy Prisons business Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 21:977-985 |
| ISSN: | 1548-6869 |
| Popis: | Institutional policies, practices, and norms can impede the delivery of ethical standard-of-care treatment for people with HIV in correctional settings. In this commentary, we focus on the fundamental issues that must be addressed to create an ethical environment in which best medical practices can be implemented when working with correctional populations. Thus, we consider ethical issues related to access to services, patient privacy, confidentiality, informed consent for testing and treatment, and issues related to the provision of services in an institutional setting in which maintenance of security is the primary mission. Medical providers must understand and navigate the dehumanization inherent in most correctional settings, competing life demands for incarcerated individuals, power dynamics within the correctional system, and the needs of family and significant others who remain in the community. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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