%0 Journal Article
%T Acceptability of HIV Testing Among Jail Inmates When Combined With a Blood Test for Tuberculosis
%A Ank E. Nijhawan
%A Esmaeil Porsa
%A Princess A. Iroh
%J Journal of Correctional Health Care
%@ 1940-5200
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1078345818762107
%X Incarcerated individuals are at high risk of HIV and tuberculosis (TB), though combined screening in the criminal justice system is limited. Newer blood tests for TB provide a unique opportunity to combine HIV and TB testing in corrections. Entering jail inmates were offered routine opt-out HIV testing along with TB screening, both via blood draw. Of the 529 individuals enrolled, 524 (99%) agreed to HIV testing. Testing identified 13 (2.5%) previously diagnosed HIV infections and one new positive. One quarter (138, 26%) of participants had never been tested for HIV and were more likely to be young, Hispanic, born outside of the United States, and incarcerated for the first time. Combined HIV/TB testing had high acceptability among individuals entering jail
%K HIV testing
%K incarceration
%K combined
%K tuberculosis
%K acceptability
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1078345818762107