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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Correct Health Care. 2009 Apr;15(2):105–117. doi: 10.1177/1078345808330038

Table 2.

Previously undiagnosed HIV infection by arrest charge among newly incarcerated male and female inmates from Metro and South service planning areas. Los Angeles, CA, July 2003 to March 2004.

n (%) # HIV positive % HIV positive 95% confidence limits
All Males 592 16 2.7 1.7, 4.3
Male arrest charge*
 Drug1 183 (31) 3 1.6 0.6, 4.7
 Sex2 11 (2) 3 27.2 9.7, 56.6
 Violent3 80 (14) 0 0 0.0, 4.6
 Theft4 89 (15) 3 3.4 1.2, 9.4
 Parole violation5 78 (13) 3 3.8 1.3, 10.7
 Public disorder6 151 (26) 4 2.6 1.0, 6.6
All Females 730 7 1.0 0.5, 2.0
Female arrest charge*
 Drug1 326 (45) 4 1.2 0.5, 3.1
 Sex2 76 (10) 0 0 0.0, 4.8
 Violent3 76 (10) 1 1.3 0.2, 7.1
 Theft4 92 (13) 0 0 0.0, 4.0
 Parole violation5 78 (11) 2 2.6 0.7, 8.9
 Public disorder6 82 (11) 0 0 0.0, 4.5
*

Arrest charge reflects the arresting officer’s hierarchical assessment of the most serious criminal charges.

1

Drug charges related to the possession, use, or sale of illegal narcotics;

2

Sex charges included non-violent charges, primarily prostitution and lewd conduct;

3

Violent charges included charges such as assault, battery, robbery, rape, and attempted murder;

4

Theft charges involved stolen property not including robbery;

5

Parole violations included charges for violating prison-parole terms; and

6

Public disorder charges included all charges not fitting the above categories.