...Azeem Jamil; Shiraz Shaikh; Muhammad Ovais Purpose This study aims to determine the prevalence of selected modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) among male prisoners in Karachi. Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample...

... study conducted on male prisoners of Central Prison Rawalpindi, dividing them into three strata, i.e. under-trial (UTP), convicted (CTP) and condemned (CP) prisoners. Prevalence of latent TB infection within prisoners was methodologically calculated using multiple statistical analysis at 95% confidence...

... the restricted and enclosed nature of prisons and closed environments and the prolonged and close contact between individuals, COVID-19 is more likely to have a higher incidence in these settings. This study aims to assess the prevalence of COVID-19 among prisoners. Design/methodology/approach Papers...

...Akram Hernández-Vásquez; Rodrigo Vargas-Fernández Purpose Despite the growing prison population in South America and the high prevalence of infectious diseases, there is limited evidence on the factors associated with self-reported tuberculosis (TB) in this population. This study aims to identify...

...Shreya Jha; Shashi Kant; Nishakar Thakur; Pradeep Kumar; Sanjay Rai; Partha Haldar; Priyanka Kardam; Puneet Misra; Kiran Goswami; Shobini Rajan Purpose Prisoners are at a higher risk of HIV infection compared to the general population. The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of HIV...

... countries. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is more common in prisoners than in the general population. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of HCV and its associated risk factors in Iranian male prisoners in Tehran. Design/methodology/approach In this cross-sectional study...

... and treatment programs to control STIs transmission among prisoners in Iran. This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of STIs among incarcerated women in Iran for the first time, using the active case finding strategy. Design/methodology/approach This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 438...

...Chris Griffiths; Farah Hina Purpose Insomnia is highly prevalent in prisoners. The purpose of this paper is a review of research evidence on interventions with sleep as an outcome (2000 to 2020) and rates of insomnia prevalence and associated factors in prisons (2015 to 2020). Design...

... 20 80 80 Age 21 years or less 14 23.3 46 76.7 22–32 38 30.7 86 69.3 33–43 18 54.5 15 45.5 Young offenders have higher prevalence of anxiety than their older counterparts. Of these 46 (76.7 per cent) of the 60 inmates who...

... HIV and, to a lesser extent, HCV prevention programmes in prisons. Part 2 of the select annotated bibliography on HIV/AIDS and HCV in prisons contains selected “essential” articles and reports that provide information about (1) prevalence of HIV, HCV, and risk behaviours in prisons; (2) transmission...