You are a physician working within a jail with a large population of older inmates. You are currently attending to a 24-year-old inmate with complications of a medical problem that you see less commonly. The inmate most likely has ______.

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HIV infection is more commonly seen in prison populations due to risk factors such as intravenous drug use and unprotected sex, which are more prevalent in these settings. Older inmates typically have higher rates of chronic conditions like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes, making HIV a less common complication among the older inmate population, but possibly more common in a younger inmate like the 24-year-old described.

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