scholarly journals Diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B. What contributions can prisons make?

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-127
Author(s):  
M Vergara
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽  
Third World ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Prison Population ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
National Population

Hepatitis B is a parenterally and sexually transmitted infection. Vaccination for the disease is highly effective, and its inclusion in Spain as part of a systematic and universal schedule for newborns has led to a significant decrease of incidence in the national population. However, the number of inmates born in other countries - some from endemic areas of HBV infection -, the mechanisms of transmission and lack of vaccination in third world countries mean that its prevalence in the prison population is higher than in the general population. These institutions therefore play an essential role in detecting and managing hepatitis B. In this paper, the situation of hepatitis B in prisons is reviewed and recommendations are proposed to optimize its control.

Value of targeting at-risk populations at outreach venues: findings from a local sauna

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 642-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Arumainayagam ◽  
R Grimshaw ◽  
S Acharya ◽  
S Chandramani ◽  
I A Morrall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
At Risk Populations ◽  
Sex With Men

An assessment of the need to increase access to an outreach venue, the local sauna in Walsall, UK, frequented only by men who have sex with men, was undertaken. A case-notes review of the clients who attended the monthly outreach sessions at the sauna in the year 2007 was performed. Among the 287 men seen at the 12 outreach sessions, 37% had a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Of those tested positive, 88% had never had a previous STI. Twenty-one men had syphilis and a further six tested positive for HIV. Hepatitis B vaccination was completed for 41% of the clients seen. Those who tested positive for an STI said they would not have attended a conventional setting but accepted screening at the sauna. This confirmed the need to increase access at this outreach venue, and further funding has now been provided to have outreach sessions twice a month.

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