CoChat
Sign Up
Cited by 9HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsReproductive tract infections researchCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

The DOI matches its Crossref record; 26 of the 26 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.

A cross-sectional evaluation of opt-in testing for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections in three Canadian provincial correctional facilities: a missed opportunity for public health?

Gratrix, Jennifer, Smyczek, Petra, Bertholet, Lindsay, Lee, M.C., Pyne, Diane, Woods, Dan, Courtney, Keith, Ahmed, Rabia·2019·International Journal of Prisoner Health
DOI 10.1108/ijph-07-2018-0043
Open this paper in CoChat — free account

Abstract

Purpose Incarceration provides an opportunity for screening and treatment of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) in high-risk groups. The purpose of this paper is to determine positivity rates of STBBI screening within correctional facilities using opt-in strategies and estimate the proportion of admissions tested. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional, retrospective review of testing data from January 2012 to August 2015 from three provincial correctional facilities located in Alberta, Canada was completed. Analysis variables included STBBI, gender, facility, collection year and age. STBBI-stratified analysis was performed to identify correlates for positivity using univariate and logistic regressions. Findings Overall prevalence of chlamydia was 11.2 percent and gonorrhea was 3.5 percent; correlates for both were younger age and facility type. The syphilis prevalence rate was 3.2 percent; correlates included being female, older age, adult facilities, with later years being protective. In total, 14 (0.3 percent) newly diagnosed HIV cases were found, prevalence increased with age. HBV prevalence was 1.7 percent with no significant correlations. Nearly one-tenth (n=422) of those screened for HCV antibody were positive; all variables were significantly correlated. Overall estimates of the proportion of admissions tested by STBBI were low and ranged from 4.8 to 16.1 percent. Originality/value This study found high rates of STBBI in correctional facilities and showed that only a small proportion of the population was tested using an opt-in strategy. Shifting to an “opt-out” strategy may be warranted.

Overview

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1108/ijph-07-2018-0043

Cites

26 of 26 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Verification

Claims the paper makes

This paper’s full text isn’t openly available, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Citations

Cites

Research works printed but not linked: 1

  1. 2009, HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis services in Illinois county jails, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 36, S37

Cited by

Sorted by citations

See all 9

Related

See all

Metadata

Authors
Gratrix, J., Smyczek, P., Bertholet, L., Lee, M. C., Pyne, D., Woods, D., Courtney, K., & Ahmed, R.
Affiliations
  • Alberta Health Services (CA)
  • University of Alberta (CA)
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Prisoner Health
Publisher
Emerald
Published
2019-08-29
Volume
15
Issue
3
Pages
273-281
ISSN
1744-9200 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1108/ijph-07-2018-0043
OpenAlex
W2947614125
Cited by
9
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3
FWCI
0.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.emeraldinsight.com/page/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • International Journal of Prisoner Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Reproductive tract infections research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
Keywords
sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, prison population, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, opt-out testing
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Canada, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Hepatitis, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Prisons, Public Health, Retrospective Studies, Sex Factors, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV Infections, Blood-Borne Pathogens, Young Adult

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review