NCJ Number
91438
Journal
Journal of Prison and Jail Health Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring/Summer 1983) Pages: 6-24
Date Published
1983
Length
19 pages
Annotation
The results of medical screening of all male admissions to an urban jail during a ten-day period are recorded.
Abstract
In addition to the customary intake medical examinations, urinalyses, urethral cultures for gonorrhea, and genital examinations were performed. Morbidities and abnormalities were detected in higher incidences than found nationally. The screening provided a data base for planning an expanded health care delivery program at the jail and for seeking to improve access to postincarceration follow-up care. (Author abstract)