National Prison Entrants' Bloodborne Virus and Risk Behaviour Survey 2007

  • Research program: Justice health
  • Project status: Completed
  • Start date: September 2007
  • Expected end date:
  • Completion date: June 2009
  • Funded by: Partly funded by DCS - WA, DCS -NSW, DCS - VIC, DCS - QLD
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This project is a national survey of blood borne virus (HIV, HCV, HBV) prevalence and risk behaviours in a consecutive national sample of prison admissions. The findings are vital to ongoing efforts to highlight the importance of this group (prisoners) to the national blood borne virus picture and to encourage the jurisdictions to provide comprehensive treatment services for hepatitis C.

Name & Contact Details Role Research Program Location

Professor Tony Butler
Professor
Tel: 612 9385 9257
tbutler@unsw.edu.au
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This project aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals and Targets:

Butler, T. and Papanastasiou, C. (2008). National Prison Entrants' Bloodborne Virus & Risk Behaviour Survey Report 2004 & 2007. National Drug Research Institute (Curtin University) & National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (University of New South Wales). ISBN: 1 74067 582 7 [R223] Download PDF