TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing a Multimedia HIV and Hepatitis Intervention for Drug-Involved Offenders Reentering the Community
AU - Inciardi, James A.
AU - Surratt, Hilary L.
AU - Martin, Steven S.
AU - O'connell, Daniel J.
AU - Salandy, Anthony D.
AU - Beard, Ronald A.
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - Estimates of HIV and hepatitis rates in correctional populations are 8 to 10 times higher than in the general population, the result of risky drug-using and sexual behaviors prior to incarceration. Many offenders resume these risk behaviors after release from the institution, attempting to “make up for lost time.” Thus, reentry is a pivotal period for prevention, yet effective programs for offenders in transitional correctional settings are lacking. Based on past research and with guidance from qualitative studies, a peer-facilitated, multimedia HIV and hepatitis protocol was developed to address risk reduction and barriers of concern to correctional populations. The rationale, theoretical underpinnings, and current study design are described.
AB - Estimates of HIV and hepatitis rates in correctional populations are 8 to 10 times higher than in the general population, the result of risky drug-using and sexual behaviors prior to incarceration. Many offenders resume these risk behaviors after release from the institution, attempting to “make up for lost time.” Thus, reentry is a pivotal period for prevention, yet effective programs for offenders in transitional correctional settings are lacking. Based on past research and with guidance from qualitative studies, a peer-facilitated, multimedia HIV and hepatitis protocol was developed to address risk reduction and barriers of concern to correctional populations. The rationale, theoretical underpinnings, and current study design are described.
KW - HIV
KW - brief intervention
KW - hepatitis
KW - learning styles
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U2 - 10.1177/0032885506299045
DO - 10.1177/0032885506299045
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34147181025
SN - 0032-8855
VL - 87
SP - 111
EP - 142
JO - The Prison Journal
JF - The Prison Journal
IS - 1
ER -
