نتایج جستجو برای: female prisoners
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Prisons in Egypt do not currently screen for blood-borne viruses, and there are no statistics concerning the prevalence of hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus or human immunodeficiency virus among prisoners. This study was performed to detect the prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis C, hepatitis B core and human immunodeficiency virus among Egyptian prisoners. METHOD...
BACKGROUND older prisoners are a fast-growing group but there is limited evidence for how well their needs are being met. OBJECTIVES to quantify the social and custodial needs of older prisoners and suggest improvements for service provision. DESIGN cross-sectional study. SETTING twelve prisons holding adult males in North West England. SUBJECTS two hundred and sixty-two prisoners; 97 a...
The study investigated the effects of time spent in prison and quality of life before prison on male, federally sentenced prisoners’ adaptations to imprisonment, controlling for sentence length and prison security level. Data consisted of responses on a self-administered survey completed by 712 prisoners. Findings tended to support the independent effects of the indigenous (deprivation) and imp...
BACKGROUND Mental illness is highly prevalent among prisoners. Although psychotropic medicines can ameliorate symptoms of mental illness, prescribers in prisons must balance clinical needs against risks to safety and security. Concerns have been raised at the large number of prisoners reportedly receiving psychotropic medicines in England. Nonetheless, unlike for the wider community, robust pre...
BACKGROUND Literature on the disease profile of prisoners that differentiates by age and gender remains sparse. This study aimed to describe the health of correctional inmates in terms of substance abuse problems and mental and somatic health conditions, and compare it by gender and age. METHODS This study examined cross-sectional data from the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland on the health cond...
BACKGROUND Given the high prevalence of mental health problems among prisoners, knowledge on its determinants is important. Prior cross-sectional studies suggest that procedurally just treatment within prison is a significant predictor; however, longitudinal research is lacking. AIM The aims of this study were to examine (1) the longitudinal relationship between prisoners' perceptions of proc...
1 Family is affected and involved in the prison sentence. It affects everybody close. (Anonymous prisoner) Researchers have only begun to explore the far-reaching effects of imprisonment beyond prison walls. Unintended consequences highlighted so far include: the social disorganisation of communities (Clear et al 2001); reduced job opportunities for ex-prisoners (Holzer et al 2004); diversion o...
BACKGROUND Over 90% of the organs transplanted in China before 2010 were procured from prisoners. Although Chinese officials announced in December 2014 that the country would completely cease using organs harvested from prisoners, no regulatory adjustments or changes in China's organ donation laws followed. As a result, the use of prisoner organs remains legal in China if consent is obtained. ...
Poor oral health can be a precursor to serious diseases including oral cavity and oral cancers. However, oral health assessments and screenings are largely neglected in vulnerable populations, such as prisoners in developing countries. Little efforts have been made to address this public health problem. The purpose of this systematic review is to provide an overview of oral health status of pri...
A proposal to allow prisoners to save their lives or to be eligible for commutation of sentence by donating kidneys for transplantation has been a subject of controversy in the Philippines. Notwithstanding the vulnerabilities associated with imprisonment, there are good reasons for allowing organ donations by prisoners. Under certain conditions, such donations can be very beneficial not only to...
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