PURPOSE This paper aims to explore how the TECH Model (testing for and treating infectious diseases and vaccination; environmental modification to prevent disease transmission; chronic disease identification and treatment; and health maintenance and education) can be used for assessing and achieving healthy prisons. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH This paper explores the concepts of "health in pr...

BACKGROUND Despite France being regarded as a model of efficient harm reduction policy and equity of access to care in the general community, the health of French inmates is a critical issue, as harm reduction measures are either inaccessible or only partially implemented in French prisons. METHOD Using specific inclusion and exclusion criteria, information was collected and analyzed about HI...

conclusions comprehensive programs on hiv/aids education and counseling are needed to improve kap apropos hiv risk factors and reduce risk behavior among prison inmates, especially women. results the mean score of hiv/aids knowledge in the male and female inmates was 23.84 ± 4.70 and 21.35 ± 6.28, respectively (p < 0.001). the mean score of hiv/aids attitude among the men and women was 26.6 ± 5...

starting in 1990 many programs were initiated to prevent and control the spread of hiv/aids in prisons in accordance with the policies of the ministry of health. this study attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of harm reduction programs vis-à-vis drug abuse and dependency in 7 prisons in iran.the methodology used is before-after testing and the sample population is incarcerated prisoners in 7...

Background: Overpopulation, poor hygiene and disease prevention conditions in prisons are major structural determinants of increased infectious risk within prison settings but evidence-based national and WHO guidelines provide clear indications on how to reduce this risk. We sought to estimate the level of infectious risk by measuring how French prisons adhere to national and WHO guidelines. Me...

BACKGROUND As one of the most important components of harm reduction strategy for high-risk groups, following the HIV epidemics, Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) has been initiated in prisoners since 2003. In this paper, we aimed to assess the advantages and shortcomings of the MMT program from the perspective of people who were involved with the delivery of prison healthcare in Iran. ME...

OBJECTIVES After syphilis outbreaks were reported at 3 Alabama State men's prisons in early 1999, we conducted an investigation to evaluate risk factors for syphilis infection and describe patterns of syphilis transmission. METHODS We reviewed medical, patient interview, and prison transfer records and documented sexual networks. Presumptive source cases were identified. Odds of exposure to u...

Due to the data of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia, over 70% of persons being in prisons and serving their sentences are drug addicts, and 50% of them are drug users. In the European prisons, the percentage of persons using drugs in the entire prison population is 20-70%, and in the USA 70-80%, in the Australian prisons between 50 and 80% of the convicts in prisons are addicts...

background as one of the most important components of harm reduction strategy for high-risk groups, following the hiv epidemics, methadone maintenance treatment (mmt) has been initiated in prisoners since 2003. in this paper, we aimed to assess the advantages and shortcomings of the mmt program from the perspective of people who were involved with the delivery of prison healthcare in iran.   me...