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...

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...

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: Living in colonies and public places may cause increase in infectious diseases. Prisons are places with high-density population. Prisoners don’t persist on moral and social dictum bases and usually have low educational and cultural levels. So they are at high risk of several diseases including contagious skin diseases. Objective: As contagious skin diseases are important for social ...

Abstract. The latest advances in the architectural survey and 3D reconstruction have produced new technologies methodologies to enhance cultural assets improve their accessibility. possibility of virtually visiting a place historical interest is often only way access it. This can happen for various reasons: users' disabilities, temporary site closure, located remote inaccessible places, destine...

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...