TY - JOUR
T1 - Hepatitis C Service Delivery in Prisons
T2 - Peer Education From the “Guys in Blue”
AU - Munoz-Plaza, Corrine E.
AU - Strauss, Shiela M.
AU - Astone, Janetta M.
AU - Des Jarlais, Don C.
AU - Hagan, Holly
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - Inmates in U.S. correctional facilities are approximately 9 times more likely to have hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection than the nonincarcerated population. Some correctional facilities provide HCV services, yet little is known about inmate and staff satisfaction with them. Using qualitative data collected in a prison-based drug treatment program in California, this paper describes inmate and staff perceptions of the benefits and barriers to delivering HCV services. Participants commented primarily on their peer education program and on perceived budgetary constraints as a barrier to ongoing HCV service delivery. Participants' recommendations for the future included increasing HCV education and staff training, and expanding the peer educators program.
AB - Inmates in U.S. correctional facilities are approximately 9 times more likely to have hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection than the nonincarcerated population. Some correctional facilities provide HCV services, yet little is known about inmate and staff satisfaction with them. Using qualitative data collected in a prison-based drug treatment program in California, this paper describes inmate and staff perceptions of the benefits and barriers to delivering HCV services. Participants commented primarily on their peer education program and on perceived budgetary constraints as a barrier to ongoing HCV service delivery. Participants' recommendations for the future included increasing HCV education and staff training, and expanding the peer educators program.
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U2 - 10.1177/107834580401100404
DO - 10.1177/107834580401100404
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84998183844
SN - 1078-3458
VL - 11
SP - 347
EP - 368
JO - Journal of Correctional Health Care
JF - Journal of Correctional Health Care
IS - 4
ER -