BACKGROUND Roma ethnicity is greatly affected by tuberculosis (TB), AIDS, injecting drugs use (IDU) and imprisonment. METHODS We assessed the incidence of several health problems by means of a retrospective cohort study performed in Camp de la Bota, Barcelona (Spain). The 380 individuals included in the 1985 TB outbreak investigation were followed-up until 31 December 2008. One hundred ninety...

BACKGROUND Regarding cases of infectious diseases tuberculosis (TB) is the most important cause of death and according to the DALY criteria, this disease has the seventh position in global disease ranking. In this study, we aim to determine the risk factors, which have a significant effect on the treatment completion and mortality of TB patients. METHODS This study is a retrospective cohort s...

Ownership and use of firearms by the general public or civilian, cannot be separated from several factors, particularly security factor. For some people, possession is used to protect themselves, for others, it may commit crimes, including in case Ferdy Sambo. One Sambo's men who was also shooting suspect, namely Bharada E, considered have possessed a weapon way that not according procedure, ba...

336 June 2012, Vol. 102, No. 6 SAMJ Imprisonment and torture of doctors in Bahrain To the Editor: During the months of February and March 2011, as part of the ‘Arab Spring’, protest action and demonstrations took place in Manama, capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain. When the authorities sought to put down the action, many protesters were injured and some died of their injuries. Those who were inj...

Although much research considers the relationship between imprisonment and mortality, little existing research has tested whether the short-term mortality advantage enjoyed by prisoners extends to Hispanics. We compared the mortality rates of non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic male and female state prisoners to mortality rates in the general population using data from the Deat...

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders with lifelong impact of the affected individuals. It is usually co-morbid with other psychiatric disorders. This paper aims to review current knowledge about ADHD in imprisoned individuals. The rate of ADHD in prisoners ranges from 10% to 70% and it has been suggested that ADHD, even without co-mo...

Based on research into Antonio Gramsci’s writings, the following text has aimed to analyze relationship between political militancy and culture. To do so, it identifies how categories of culture reveal themselves in texts published Avanti Il grido del popolo journals, as well socialist journal L’Ordine Nuovo, these responded landscape time. Such an examination contextualizes life thoughts Grams...