Why, when mandatory HIV testing is so controversial, have several states begun to require HIV testing for all incarcerated prisoners?
A. As a literal "captive audience," prisoners are a group in which treatment can be enforced.
B. Risk is nearly five times higher in prisoners than in the general population.
C. There can be no stigma or discrimination, since all prisoners are equal before the law, so there is no reason to keep testing or treatment confidential.
D. This will help protect the public when prisoners are released, because if the prisoners are tested and diagnosed, they can then be treated.
ANS: B
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