...Claire Johnson; Jérémie B. Dupuis; Wendjie Robichaudb; Edwige Kamwa Pone; Caroline P. LeBlanc Purpose This study aims to examine whether inmate’s social support network is related to changes in anthropometric data among individuals in Canadian correctional facilities. Design/methodology...

...Astrid Ancely; Sara Laurencin-Dalicieux; Catherine Baussois; Anthony Blanc; Cathy Nabet; Charlotte Thomas; Géromine Fournier Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe the oral health status of inmates. The secondary aims were to compare recidivists with first-time offenders and also study...

... problems, including poor oral health, which may be due to lack of knowledge about good oral health practices. This study aims to assess effectiveness of oral health education on oral health knowledge, attitude and practices and oral hygiene status among the male prison inmates of central jail in Kolkata...

... and related risk behaviours among inmates of the Central Prisons in four states of North India. Design/methodology/approach The HIV sentinel surveillance was conducted in seven Central Prisons in four states of North India from February to April 2019. Four hundred inmates were included from each prison...

...Elizabeth Combs; Kaitlin Guston; Albert Kopak; Alyssa Raggio; Norman G. Hoffmann Purpose Most research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and offending has been conducted with special populations (e.g. veterans and female inmates) and generally overlooks the additive effect of panic disorder...

... for the majority of inmates with diabetes. The final regression model was statistically significant (F (3, 120)=9.51, p=0.001, R²=19.2 percent). Higher log10 HbA1C (A1C) was associated with lower personal control beliefs (B=−0.007, t (122)=−2.42, p...

...Zahrotur R. Hinduan; Harry Suherman; W.J. Lucas Pinxten; Bachti Alisjahbana; Harm J. Hospers Purpose Prison officers have a vital role in running a secure and healthy living environment for the inmates. The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between HIV/AIDS‐related knowledge...