Burden and Correlates of HIV, Coinfections, and Risk Behaviors among Prison Inmates: Evidence from HIV Sentinel Surveillance in Three States of India
This study highlighted the interplay between sociodemographics and high-risk behaviors within prison settings and the concentrated HIV epidemic. The findings should drive actionable strategies, guiding strategic planning, intervention prioritization, and resource allocation to enhance overall public health outcomes beyond prison confines.
Authors
- Kshitiz Diwan
- Medovilhou Kire
- Sandipta Chakraborty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3843-8035)
- A. S. Majumdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6111-3971)
- Rohini Chakrabarti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5781-8271)
- Piyali Ghosh
- Alok Kumar Deb
- Shanta Dutta
- Ishanee Ghosal
Institutions
- Regional Medical Research Center (IN)
- National Institute of Epidemiology (IN)
- Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology (IN)
- National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (IN)
- Nagaland University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_1095_24
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00