HIV Screening of Male Inmates During Prison Intake Medical Evaluation--Washington, 2006-2010.

The article discusses results of the Washington State Department of Corrections' (WADOC) evaluation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing data for male inmates who underwent intake medical screening from 2006 to 2010. Out of the 12,202 incoming inmates tested for HIV from 2006 to 2007, three were positively HIV infected. From 2007 to 2010, 13 tested positive for HIV out of the 16.908 inmates. WADOC's review of its HIV test program was aimed at determining how policy changes affected the number of inmates receiving HIV testing. According to the article, each change in testing strategy within WADOC resulted to an increase in the calculated annual number of tests performed. INSET: What is already known on this topic?.