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To the Editor: Knowledge of a sexual assailant's human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status could help determine the need for HIV postexposure prophylaxis (HIV PEP) and the best choice of medications.¹ The HIV prevalence among known sexual assailants may help estimate the seroconversion risk after sexual assault in a given community. Although prior studies have examined the HIV prevalence among prisoners, none have examined sexual assailants.^2-3 Our objective was to determine the HIV seroprevalence among male sexual assailants in Rhode Island.

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We examined the records of all inmates who entered Rhode Island's state prison from January 1994 through December 1999 and were either charged with or convicted of a sexual offense. Sexual offenses were defined as charges of rape; first-, second-, and third-degree sexual assault; first-, second-, and third-degree child molestation; abominable and detestable crimes against nature; and any other charges that included attempted sexual assault. Convicted inmates must submit to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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