Use of Sentinel Surveillance and Geographic Information Systems to Monitor Trends in HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and Related Risk Behavior among Women Undergoing Syphilis Screening in a Jail Setting

Kim, Andrea A.; Martínez, Alexis; Klausner, Jeffrey D.; Goldenson, Joe; Kent, Charlotte K.; Liska, Sally; McFarland, Willi

doi:10.1007/s11524-008-9307-6

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“…Three HIV incidence studies among incarcerated individuals were identified (Table 7) (61–63) with a pooled total of 5168 participants and 2891.5 person‐years of follow‐up. Incidence estimates ranged from 0 to 0.5 per 100 person‐years, and the pooled incidence was 0.4 per 100 person‐years (95% CI 0.2–0.7, Table 1).…”

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Risk of Window Period HIV Infection in High Infectious Risk Donors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Kucirka

Sarathy

Govindan

et al. 2011

American Journal of Transplantation

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The OPTN defines high risk donors (HRDs), colloquially known as 'CDC high risk donors' , as those thought to carry an increased risk of HIV window period (WP) infection prior to serologic detectability. However, the true risk of such infection remains unknown. To quantify the risk of WP infection in each HRD behavior category, we performed a systematic review and metaanalysis of studies of HIV prevalence and incidence. Of 3476 abstracts reviewed, 27 eligible studies of HIV infection in HRD populations were identified. Pooled HIV incidence estimates were calculated for each category of HRD behavior and used to calculate the risk of WP HIV infection. Risks ranged from 0.09-12.1 per 10 000 donors based on WP for ELISA and 0.04-4.9 based on nucleic acid testing (NAT), with NAT reducing WP risk by over 50% in each category. Injection drug users had the greatest risk of WP infection (4.9 per 10 000 donors by NAT WP), followed by men who have sex with men (4.2:10 000), commercial sex workers (2.7:10 000), incarcerated donors (0.9:10 000), donors exposed to HIV through blood (0.6:10 000), donors engaging in highrisk sex (0.3:10 000) and hemophiliacs (0.035:10 000). These estimates can help inform patient and provider decision making regarding HRDs.

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confidence: 99%

Risk of Window Period HIV Infection in High Infectious Risk Donors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Kucirka

Sarathy

Govindan

et al. 2011

American Journal of Transplantation

143

133

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“…And other studies done by Bellad et al .,[ 4 ] among the inmates of central jail; Belgaum showed that 13% of the inmates suffered from diarrhea, followed by pulmonary TB and HIV contributed 2% and 1.5% respectively. Andrea et al .,[ 9 ] in San Francisco country jail has showed HIV prevalence was 1.8%. Baillargeon et al .,[ 10 ] in Texas prison showed that infectious diseases (29.6%) constituted the most prevalent major disease category among inmates.…”

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Health status of the prisoners in a central jail of south India

Kumar¹,

Kumar

Pattankar³

et al. 2013

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Background:Health care in prisons is one of the neglected health areas in our country. Looking into the health problems of prisons will show us a way for the approach in providing the heath care for prisoners.Objectives:To assess the health status of convicted inmates of prison and to study their sociodemographic profile.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted among the inmates of central prison over a period of 1 year. Study population comprised of 300 convicted life-term prisoners. The inmates were interviewed using predesigned and pretested proforma. Sociodemographic data were analyzed by frequencies and percentages along with 95% confidence interval using statistical package SPSS18.Results:In health status, 29 (9.6%) inmates suffered from acute upper respiratory tract infections and 15 (5%) from acute lower respiratory tract infections. A total of 54 (18%) inmates had ascariasis. Diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue contributed to 26 (8.7%) of inmates. A total of 252 (84%) prisoners had anemia. In sociodemographic profile, it was found that rural people, unmarried, illiterates, lower socioeconomic status people were more likely to have committed the crime resulting in the conviction for life.Conclusions:As there is an increase in number of prisoners and morbidities among them, there is an urgent need for prison health care services in developing countries like India and provide training to the health care providers to manage the commonly existing health problems among prisoners in the prisons.

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“…Examples of diseases having been monitored in both developed countries (Canada [ 69 ], France [ 70 ], US [ 71 , 72 ], the Netherlands [ 73 ]), and developing ones (South Africa [ 74 ], Nicaragua [ 75 ], India [ 76 ], Vanuatu [ 77 ], Congo [ 78 ], Trinidad and Tobago [ 79 ]) using GIS include injury [ 74 ], respiratory and acute gastrointestinal illness [ 71 ], HIV/AIDS [ 72 , 73 , 76 , 78 ], malaria [ 77 , 80 ], rabies epidemic [ 79 ], dengue fever [ 75 ], West Nile virus [ 69 ], and communicable disease [ 70 ]. In these interventions, GIS contributed to assessing visit rates for common illnesses in a defined community and identified spatial variability over time [ 71 ]; provided an effective and efficient operational tool for rapidly defining spatial distribution of malaria [ 77 ]; provided a useful tool to track trends in HIV incidence, HIV prevalence, and related risk behavior in a vulnerable population of women [ 72 ]. In addition, GIS provided a tool for analyzing risk factors that increase HIV infections [ 78 ], to accurately identify areas with high incidences of mosquito infestation and interpret the spatial relationship of these areas with potential larval development sites, such as garbage piles and large pools of standing water [ 75 ].…”

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Mobile Technologies and Geographic Information Systems to Improve Health Care Systems: A Literature Review

Nhavoto¹,

Grönlund²

2014

JMIR mHealth uHealth

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BackgroundA growing body of research has employed mobile technologies and geographic information systems (GIS) for enhancing health care and health information systems, but there is yet a lack of studies of how these two types of systems are integrated together into the information infrastructure of an organization so as to provide a basis for data analysis and decision support. Integration of data and technical systems across the organization is necessary for efficient large-scale implementation.ObjectiveThe aim of this paper is to identify how mobile technologies and GIS applications have been used, independently as well as in combination, for improving health care.MethodsThe electronic databases PubMed, BioMed Central, Wiley Online Library, Scopus, Science Direct, and Web of Science were searched to retrieve English language articles published in international academic journals after 2005. Only articles addressing the use of mobile or GIS technologies and that met a prespecified keyword strategy were selected for review.ResultsA total of 271 articles were selected, among which 220 concerned mobile technologies and 51 GIS. Most articles concern developed countries (198/271, 73.1%), and in particular the United States (81/271, 29.9%), United Kingdom (31/271, 11.4%), and Canada (14/271, 5.2%). Applications of mobile technologies can be categorized by six themes: treatment and disease management, data collection and disease surveillance, health support systems, health promotion and disease prevention, communication between patients and health care providers or among providers, and medical education. GIS applications can be categorized by four themes: disease surveillance, health support systems, health promotion and disease prevention, and communication to or between health care providers. Mobile applications typically focus on using text messaging (short message service, SMS) for communication between patients and health care providers, most prominently reminders and advice to patients. These applications generally have modest benefits and may be appropriate for implementation. Integration of health data using GIS technology also exhibit modest benefits such as improved understanding of the interplay of psychological, social, environmental, area-level, and sociodemographic influences on physical activity. The studies evaluated showed promising results in helping patients treating different illnesses and managing their condition effectively. However, most studies use small sample sizes and short intervention periods, which means limited clinical or statistical significance.ConclusionsA vast majority of the papers report positive results, including retention rate, benefits for patients, and economic gains for the health care provider. However, implementation issues are little discussed, which means the reasons for the scarcity of large-scale implementations, which might be expected given the overwhelmingly positive results, are yet unclear. There is also little combination between GIS and mobile technologies. In or...

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Use of Sentinel Surveillance and Geographic Information Systems to Monitor Trends in HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and Related Risk Behavior among Women Undergoing Syphilis Screening in a Jail Setting

Cited by 12 publications

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Risk of Window Period HIV Infection in High Infectious Risk Donors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Risk of Window Period HIV Infection in High Infectious Risk Donors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Health status of the prisoners in a central jail of south India

Mobile Technologies and Geographic Information Systems to Improve Health Care Systems: A Literature Review

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