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| N.C. to start HIV testing |
| By kaisernetwork.org |
| Published: 09/25/2008 |
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NORTH CAROLINA - Prisons in North Carolina will start screening all inmates for HIV beginning in November, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. The decision to begin the program is a result of "mounting pressure" on prison officials from legislators, black religious leaders and public health officials, who say inmates are the most at-risk group for HIV transmission, the News & Observer reports. According to the News & Observer, prisoners contract the virus at a rate seven times greater than the general population, and CDC in 2006 recommended routine HIV testing as part of health screenings. Peter Leone, medical director of the HIV/STD Prevention and Care Branch of the North Carolina Division of Public Health, said that the decision to administer HIV testing to all inmates was a "moral imperative" for both the inmates and the general population, adding that "taxpayers have a reason to be concerned about (prisoners) infecting others out in the community once they're released." Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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