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We should boost HIV testing in jails, not reduce it

  May 23, 2012

Dr. Jennifer Brody writes: The impact of knowing that one is HIV positive is profound not only because it is a precondition for accessing treatment during the early stages of the illness, when its deadly and disabling effects can be prevented, but because this knowledge has been shown to reduce risky behaviors that lead to spreading the disease. we should be expanding, not reducing, access to HIV testing in settings such as county jails.

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