Prisons have long been associated with rapid transmission of infectious diseases. The HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has fuelled the spread of TB and HIV in prisons. The poor living conditions and ineffective health services in prisons in SSA are a major breeding ground of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The spread of TB between prisoners, prison staff and visitors and the emer...

drug abuse has high co-morbidity with mental disorders, thus, controlling and treating it requires multimodal treatment intervention. this cross sectional study evaluates personality traits of 67 ïv heroin abusers in kashan prison. the utilized instruments included two parts: a demographic questionnaire and mmpï. the data obtained from the questionnaires were statistically analyzed by using fis...

BACKGROUND Electronic patient records and access to electronic information resources are the cornerstones of delivery of modern primary care, and they will be necessary to deliver effective evidence-based patient care, provide needs-driven health care, assist research and improve quality of services. However, prison health needs assessments carried out in the South East region suggested that mo...

BACKGROUND HIV/AIDS epidemic is concentrated among injecting drug users in Iran. Like many other countries with HIV/AIDS concentrated epidemic, prisons are high risk areas for spreading HIV/AIDS. The aim of this paper was to study the trend of HIV/AIDS prevalence and related interventions administered in prisons of Iran during a 13 years period. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducte...

hiv/aids epidemic is concentrated among injecting drug users in iran. like many other countries with hiv/aids concentrated epidemic, prisons are high risk areas for spreading hiv/aids. the aim of this paper was to study the trend of hiv/aids prevalence and related interventions administered in prisons of iran during a 13 years period.this cross sectional study was conducted using the data colle...

BACKGROUND Although HIV and tuberculosis (TB) prevalence are high in prisons throughout sub-Saharan Africa, little research has been conducted on factors related to prevention, testing and treatment services. METHODS To better understand the relationship between prison conditions, the criminal justice system, and HIV and TB in Zambian prisons, we conducted a mixed-method study, including: fac...

Private prisons incarcerate 5.3 percent of the sentenced, adult population in the United States. Despite the growing use of private prisons, little systematic information has been collected to allow correctional administrators and other policymakers to gauge the general performance of the private sector. To help rectify this shortcoming, the present study presents selected results from a 1999 s...

BACKGROUND HIV in prisons is a serious public health concern. People in prison are at risk of contracting HIV through injecting drug use, unprotected sex and tattooing. However, most countries have largely neglected HIV prevention and care in prisons. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to review HIV prevention and care in Nepal's prisons MATERIALS AND METHODS This was carried out by System...