Sexually transmitted infections in a young offenders institution in the UK
| Autor: | Nelson David, A Tang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Male Sexually transmitted disease medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Sexual Behavior media_common.quotation_subject Population Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prison Dermatology Social issues Risk-Taking Prevalence Humans Medicine Pharmacology (medical) Young adult Psychiatry education media_common Reproductive health education.field_of_study business.industry Prisoners Incidence (epidemiology) Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health United Kingdom Infectious Diseases Prisons Health education business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of STD & AIDS. 14:511-513 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1052 0956-4624 |
| Popis: | According to the recently published National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV, prisoners need targeted sexual health information. However, there is a paucity of published data on incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among prisoners in the UK. The aim of this study was to assess the sexual behaviour and spectrum of STI in a young offenders institution (YOI) in the UK. Case notes of all patients seen in a male YOI in Reading over a one-year period were reviewed. All were either self-referrals or referred by the prison staff. Age- and sex-matched patients attending the genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic at the Royal Berkshire Hospital Reading during the same period served as a control group. A total of 177 patients aged 17-20 were seen in the YOI during the study period. Ninety (51.72%) had STI vs 95 (54.91%) in the control group ( P = 0.5942). Three YOI patients and four GUM attendees declined STI screening. Twenty-nine (16.38%) patients in the YOI had ≥2 sexual partners in the preceding three months vs 41 (23.16%) in the control group ( P = 0.0811). Fourteen (7.90%) YOI patients had a previous history of STI vs 25 (14.12%) in the GUM clinic population ( P = 0.0618). Thirty-five (20.11%) YOI patients gave a history of having injected drugs vs none amongst GUM clinic attendees. Of the 35 patients with a history of intravenous drug use four were hepatitis C-antibody positive. This study showed high rates of STI in a YOI. Past history of high risk behaviour was common and a significant number had been intravenous drug users. This study strongly supports the need for immediate care, targeted sexual health information and STI prevention in YOI in the UK. |
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