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The Experience of Living with HIV in Prison. Ester Wina 24 July 2014 20 th IAC, Melbourne, Australia. Prison Situation. Remarks : The number of prisons in Indonesia are 444 48% are Drug Cases (+- 56,000 people). Source :
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The Experience of Living with HIV in Prison Ester Wina 24 July 2014 20th IAC, Melbourne, Australia
Prison Situation • Remarks : • The number of prisons in Indonesia are 444 • 48% are Drug Cases (+- 56,000 people) • Source : • Ministry of Justice & Human Rights, the Directorate General of Corrections. July 8th, 2014.
Incarceration Services • HIV testing & counseling • Sexually Transmitted Infections (IMS) • TB • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission • ARV Treatment • Methadone therapy • Sterile syringes • Remarks: • Promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health service
High Risk Behavior in Prison • Vulnerability, stigma and discrimination • Sexual violence and high-risk sexual behavior • Drug usage and injection • Tattooing • Limited health and nutrition • Low women reproduction healthcare, limitedinformation and treatment of HIV and drug addiction • Separation of drugs users and dealersin prison
Recommendation • Optimization of prison roles and functionsas correctional institutions • Improvement of information service system for prisoners to prevent disease prevalence • Improvement of healthcare quality in prisons • Provision of skills and jobs for post-release prisoners • Cooperation between prisons and health professionals to improve the quality of healthcare services