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[Characteristics of AIDS cases detected at a prison in Barcelona (1991-1993)]
A Marco1, R A Guerrero, A M Rodríguez
1Programa VIH/SIDA del Centro Penitenciario de Hombres, Barcelona.
Objective:
To describe the cases of AIDS detected in a Barcelona prison.
Design:
A prospective study.
Setting:
A penitentiary for men in Barcelona.
Patients:
All those inmates who had AIDS or were diagnosed with the illness during their stay in prison during the 36 months between 1/1/1991 and 31/12/93.
Results:
220 cases of AIDS (91.7% PVDA), 60% of which were diagnosed in prison. The PVDA were younger (p < 0.0001). There were a greater number of Spaniards among the UDVP (p < 0.01) and among those with tattoos (p < 0.001). The first manifestation of the disease in 53% of the cases was extrapulmonary Tuberculosis.
Conclusions:
Prisons are key places in the prevention and monitoring of HIV infection. The use of care programmes, including maintenance programmes using Methadone, for drug-dependent patients are recommended. The continuation of programmes tracking Tuberculosis, the main illness related to HIV infection in prison, is also recommended.