Why have several states begun to require human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing for all incarcerated prisoners?
a. As a literal "captive audience," prisoners are a group in which treatment can be enforced.
b. Risk for infection is nearly five times higher among prisoners than in the general population.
c. There can be no stigma or discrimination, inasmuch as all prisoners are equal before the law.
d. This will help protect the public when prisoners are released because if the infection is diagnosed, it can then be treated.
ANS: B
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