PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DA INFECÇÃO PELO HIV NA POPULAÇÃO CARCERÁRIA DO COMPLEXO PRISIONAL DE APARECIDA DE GOIÂNIA

Abstract

The conditions of deprivation freedom contribute to the increased vulnerability of the prison population to HIV infection, also increasing the rates of morbidity and mortality in HIV. This reflects a serious public health problem in the prison system can function as a mechanism aglomerator these types of infections and shedding is a source for the general population. Objective: To identify the epidemiological profile of HIV infection in the prison population in Prison Complex of Aparecida de Goiania, estimating the prevalence of infection, socio-demographic and risk behaviors for infection. Methods: This was a cross-sectional quantitative study. The sample consisted of 1157 subjects of both sexes in schemes and provisionally closed detention. A questionnaire and performed serology for detection of HIV. Results: Individuals incarcerated males differ from females on the marital status and sexual orientation. It was shown a greater proportion of individuals incarcerated male over female in the use of drugs and inhaled or sniffed about the history of previous imprisonment. The individuals in the transitional incarceration differ from individuals in a closed regime for sex, age, marital status, mastery of reading and writing, education level and county of residence, also in relation to sexual behavior in relation to the history of transfusion blood and blood products, tattooing and previous incarceration history. The prevalence of HIV in Prison Complex of Aparecida de Goiânia during the period June-December 2011 amounted to 0.90% (95%) and 0.71% (95% CI 0.03 to 3.45) among female subjects and 0.98% (95% CI 0.51 to 1.77) among males. Bivariate analysis of risk factors associated with HIV infection, showed no statistically significant difference between individuals seropositive and seronegative for HIV in relation to socio-demographic characteristics and risk behavior. Conclusion: The prevalence was lower than that found in several national and international studies, other data is equivalent to the literature. We conclude that it is necessary to introduce measures that provide effective and targeted at reducing vulnerability to infection, continuing education, aiming to prevent transmission of the virus in the prison environment, but also to the external environment through the visitors of the institution.