A prospective cohort study of ex-prisoners with a history of injecting drug use: examining health service utilisation, physical and mental health and blood borne virus trajectories

澳大利亚监狱人口增长的特点是吸毒率高，血液传播病毒感染，身心健康状况不佳。有注射吸毒史的人将在获释前进行面谈，并在获释后定期进行为期两年的后续面谈。访谈数据将与矫正和社区健康数据相联系，以探索监禁、卫生服务利用、健康结果、药物使用和再犯罪率之间的关系。

Australia’s growing prison population is characterised by high rates of drug use, blood borne virus infection and poor physical and mental health. People with an injecting drug use history will undertake interviews prior to prison release, with periodic follow-up interviews for two years post-release. Interview data will be linked to corrections and community health data to explore relationships between, incarceration, health service utilisation, health outcomes, drug use and recidivism.