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article · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Professional Nurses’ Experiences Regarding Antiretroviral Adherence by Incarcerated Individuals Living with HIV and AIDS in Correctional Services

Abstract

For public policy, the findings require the development of standardised guidelines for the management of foreign national incarcerated individuals and the implementation of anti-diversion strategies to prevent misuse of medications. For nursing practice, the results emphasise the importance of specialised training programmes that equip nurses to manage manipulative behaviours, enhanced supervision systems addressing moral distress, and structured adherence monitoring, including direct observed therapy for high-risk incarcerated individuals. These evidence-based interventions are essential to improve the outcomes of ART adherence, reduce treatment failure and drug resistance, and decrease HIV-related mortality in correctional settings while protecting general public health.

Research topics

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22121772

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