high prevalence of hbv and hcv infections in prisoners suggests them as one of the main infection source in community. preventive measures can possibly decrease their rate of infection and infectivity. we evaluated prevalence of hbv and hcv infections and their relation to dangerous behavior in addict prisoners. this was a cross-sectional study included prisoners of central provinces of iran wh...

purpose: the current study aimed to compare mental disorders in two groups of prisoners charged with premeditated murder and kidnapping. materials and methods: this descriptive study followed a casual-comparative design. the sample of this study included 60 prisoners charged with premeditated murder and 60 prisoners charged with kidnapping selected using simple random sampling method (sortation...

PURPOSE We compared mortality rates among state prisoners and other state residents to identify prisoners' health care needs. METHODS We linked North Carolina prison records with state death records for 1995-2005 to estimate all-cause and cause-specific death rates among black and white male prisoners ages 20-79 years and used standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) to compare these observed dea...

BACKGROUND Prisoners are at risk of mental disorders. Therefore attention to mental health of prisoners is important. OBJECTIVES This study aimed determine to the prevalence of mental disorders among Kashan prisoners. PATIENTS AND METHODS This cross sectional study was carried out in Kashan prison (Iran). 180 Subjects were selected by using stratified random sampling and evaluated with Symp...

BACKGROUND HIV and AIDS have many different epidemiological, social and political aspects. The aim of this study was to determine the research priorities according to the necessary aspects of HIV and AIDS in Iran. METHODS The national and international databases were searched to obtain the published articles regarding HIV and AIDS in Iran. All Epidemiologic studies were included in this revie...

We wished to examine determinants of suicidal behavior in prisoners. 903 male prisoners had a psychiatric interview which included various psychometric tests. Suicide attempters were compared with prisoners who had never attempted suicide. Significantly more of the attempters had a history of psychiatric disorder, substance abuse, a family history of suicidal behavior, convictions for violent c...

A crime has been committed for which two prisoners are held incommunicado. The district attorney is assigned to question the prisoners. He designs the following incentive structure to induce the prisoners to talk. If neither prisoner talks, both prisoners automatically receive mild sentences (payoff 4). But if exactly one prisoner squeals on the other, the squealer is let off scot free (payoff ...

background: hiv and aids have many different epidemiological, social and political aspects. the aim of this study was to determine the research priorities according to the necessary aspects of hiv and aids in iran. methods: the national and international databases were searched to obtain the published articles regarding hiv and aids in iran. all epidemiologic studies were included in this revie...