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Knowledge, attitudes, and acceptability of direct-acting antiviral hepatitis C treatment among people incarcerated in jail: A qualitative study by Akiyama, Matthew J, Ross, Jonathan, Rimawi, Fatimah, Fox, Aaron, Jordan, Alison O, Wiersema, Janet, Litwin, Alain H, Kaba, Fatos, MacDonald, Ross

“…While U.S. jails are critical sites for engagement in HCV care, short lengths-of-stay often do not permit treatment in jail. Therefore, linkage to HCV care…”
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Traumatic Brain Injury Among Newly Admitted Adolescents in the New York City Jail System by Kaba, Fatos, M.A, Diamond, Pamela, Ph.D, Haque, Alpha, M.S, MacDonald, Ross, M.D, Venters, Homer, M.D., M.S

“…Abstract Purpose Relatively little is known about the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among adolescents who come into contact with the criminal…”
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The hepatitis C virus care cascade in the New York City jail system during the direct acting antiviral treatment era, 2014–2017 by Chan, Justin, Kaba, Fatos, Schwartz, Jessie, Bocour, Angelica, Akiyama, Matthew J, Rosner, Zachary, Winters, Ann, Yang, Patricia, MacDonald, Ross

“…High patient turnover presents challenges and opportunity to provide hepatitis C virus (HCV) care in US jails (remand facilities). This study describes the HCV…”
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Correlates of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the Targeted Testing Program of the New York City Jail System by Akiyama, Matthew J, Kaba, Fatos, Rosner, Zachary, Alper, Howard, Kopolow, Aimee, Litwin, Alain H, Venters, Homer, MacDonald, Ross

“…The objective of this study was to understand predictors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positivity in a large urban jail system in New York City. We…”
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Solitary Confinement and Risk of Self-Harm Among Jail Inmates by KABA, Fatos, LEWIS, Andrea, VENTERS, Homer, GLOWA-KOLLISCH, Sarah, HADLER, James, LEE, David, ALPER, Howard, SELLING, Daniel, MACDONALD, Ross, SOLIMO, Angela, PARSONS, Amanda

“…We sought to better understand acts of self-harm among inmates in correctional institutions. We analyzed data from medical records on 244 699 incarcerations in…”
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Identifying demographic and health profiles of young adults with frequent jail incarceration in New York City during 2011–2017 by Chan, Pui Ying, Kaba, Fatos, Lim, Sungwoo, Katyal, Monica, MacDonald, Ross

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate incarceration patterns among young adults in New York City jails from mid-2011 through 2017, with an aim that…”
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Hepatitis C Screening of the "Birth Cohort" (Born 1945-1965) and Younger Inmates of New York City Jails by Akiyama, Matthew J, Kaba, Fatos, Rosner, Zachary, Alper, Howard, Holzman, Robert S, MacDonald, Ross

“…To examine uptake of screening for all individuals born between 1945 and 1965 (referred to by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the "birth…”
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The Rikers Island Hot Spotters: Defining the Needs of the Most Frequently Incarcerated by MacDonald, Ross, Kaba, Fatos, Rosner, Zachary, Vise, Allison, Weiss, David, Brittner, Mindy, Skerker, Molly, Dickey, Nathaniel, Venters, Homer

“…We used "hot spotting" to characterize the persons most frequently admitted to the New York City jail system in 2013. We used our Correctional Health Services…”
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Disparities in Mental Health Referral and Diagnosis in the New York City Jail Mental Health Service by Kaba, Fatos, Solimo, Angela, Graves, Jasmine, Glowa-Kollisch, Sarah, Vise, Allison, MacDonald, Ross, Waters, Anthony, Rosner, Zachary, Dickey, Nathaniel, Angell, Sonia, Venters, Homer

“…To better understand jail mental health services entry, we analyzed diagnosis timing relative to solitary confinement, nature of diagnosis, age, and…”
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Correlates of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the Targeted Testing Program of the New York City Jail System: Epidemiologic Patterns and Priorities for Action by Akiyama, Matthew J., Kaba, Fatos, Rosner, Zachary, Alper, Howard, Kopolow, Aimee, Litwin, Alain H., Venters, Homer, MacDonald, Ross

“…Objective: The objective of this study was to understand predictors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positivity in a large urban jail system in New York…”
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Outcomes of Hepatitis C Virus Treatment in the New York City Jail Population: Successes and Challenges Facing Scale up of Care by Chan, Justin, Schwartz, Jessie, Kaba, Fatos, Bocour, Angelica, Akiyama, Matthew J, Hobstetter, Laura, Rosner, Zachary, Winters, Ann, Yang, Patricia, MacDonald, Ross

“…Abstract Background The population detained in the New York City (NYC) jail system bears a high burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Challenges to…”
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From Punishment to Treatment: The "Clinical Alternative to Punitive Segregation" (CAPS) Program in New York City Jails by Glowa-Kollisch, Sarah, Kaba, Fatos, Waters, Anthony, Leung, Y Jude, Ford, Elizabeth, Venters, Homer

“…The proliferation of jails and prisons as places of institutionalization for persons with serious mental illness (SMI) has resulted in many of these patients…”
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Gender, Ethnicity, Intravenous Drug Use, and Risk for Hepatitis C Among New York City Jail Inmates by Akiyama, Matthew, Kaba, Fatos, Rosner, Zachary, Holzman, Robert, Macdonald, Ross

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1036Gender, Ethnicity, Intravenous Drug Use, and Risk for Hepatitis C Among New York City Jail Inmates by Akiyama, Matthew, Kaba, Fatos, Rosner, Zachary, Holzman, Robert, Macdonald, Ross

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Traumatic Brain Injury Focus Groups as a Means to Understand Violence among Adolescent Males in the NYC Jail System by Graves, Jasmine, Steele, Jessica, Kaba, Fatos, Glowa-Kollisch, Sarah, Ramdath, Cassandra, Rosner, Zachary, MacDonald, Ross, Dickey, Nathaniel, Venters, Homer

“…Because we previously identified high rates of past TBI among adolescents arriving in the New York City (NYC) jail system we engaged adolescents in nine TBI…”
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Death After Jail Release by Alex, Byron, Weiss, David B, Kaba, Fatos, Rosner, Zachary, Lee, David, Lim, Sungwoo, Venters, Homer, MacDonald, Ross

“…The period immediately after release from prison or jail carries increased mortality risk. This study sought to better understand postrelease death by matching…”
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Data-Driven Human Rights: Using the Electronic Health Record to Promote Human Rights in Jail by Glowa-Kollisch, Sarah, Andrade, Kelly, Stazesky, Richard, Teixeira, Paul, Kaba, Fatos, Macdonald, Ross, Rosner, Zachary, Selling, Daniel, Parsons, Amanda, Venters, Homer

“…The electronic health record (EHR) is a commonplace innovation designed to promote efficiency, quality, and continuity of health services. In the New York City…”
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Drug Use Is Associated With Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in a Large Urban Jail: 2011–2015 by Szeto, Betsy, Kaba, Fatos, Herzig, Carolyn T A, Befus, Montina, Lowy, Franklin D, Miko, Benjamin A, Rosner, Zachary, Larson, Elaine L

“…Abstract Background Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are a common problem in jails in the United States. This study aimed to identify factors associated…”
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