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. 2024 Apr;30(Suppl 1):S75–S79. doi: 10.3201/eid3013.230799

Table. Prevalence of self-reported HIV risk factors during intake screening in study of HIV care and preexposure prophylaxis program in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, April 1, 2021–May 25, 2023*.

Risk factors† No. (%) reporting a risk behavior
History of STI‡
40,139 (13.2)
Intravenous drug use 20,287 (6.7)
   IV drug use with needles
7,693 (2.5)
Sexual risk factors
259,843 (85.5)
Condom use
Sometimes 146,665 (48.3)
Never
111,592 (36.7)
Sexual contact with HIV-positive person 1,586 (0.5)

*Total number of intakes was 303,817. Intake screening is performed each time an adult in custody enters a new facility. Because persons in Federal Bureau of Prisons custody often move between facilities, an intake might have been completed for the same patient >1 time during this period. IV, intravenous; STI, sexually transmitted infection. †Federal Bureau of Prisons guidance identifies risk factors that might indicate an HIV-negative patient is at high risk for HIV infection upon release, such as vaginal or anal sex 6 months before or at any time during incarceration and HIV-positive partner, inconsistent use of condoms with partner(s) of unknown HIV status or at high risk for HIV, sex while using drugs, >1 sex partner, STI diagnosis 6 months before or at any time during incarceration, and shared needles for IV drug use 6 months before or at any time during incarceration or might engage in IV drug use upon release. ‡Includes syphilis, genital warts, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and herpes.