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Section 2. Recommendations for Care of Children in Special Circumstances

HEPATITIS AND YOUTH IN CORRECTIONS SETTINGS

Hepatitis C

Of the nearly 4 million cases of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States, approximately 30% can be traced to individuals who spent time within the nation’s corrections institutions. The most common mode of acquisition of hepatitis C virus for inmates is injection drug use, and exposure to multiple sexual partners is a distant second. Up to 80% of inmates who use injection street drugs will be infected with hepatitis C virus within 5 years after the onset of their drug use. Tattooing and body piercing are not thought to be significant sources of transmission of hepatitis C virus. Prevalence studies of hepatitis C virus infection in incarcerated youth are limited but show . . . [Go to Full Text]


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