Social constructions of manhood have strong effects on men's and women's health. They
affect women directly, for example, via male violence against them causing physical and …

Background Incarceration has been associated with HIV infection among injection drug
users. However, data on HIV risk factors of the inmates during incarceration are rarely …

Little is available in scholarly literature about how HIV-positive prisoners, especially in low-
income countries, access antiretroviral therapy (ART) medication. We interviewed 18 …

Background Transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among the prisoner population is most
frequently associated with sharing of non-sterile injecting equipment. Other blood-to-blood …

Abstract The Department of Correctional Services Policy on the management of HIV and
AIDS for offenders include voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV as one of the …

Abstract At Middledrift Correctional Centre in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, the role of
social workers and effective psychoeducational programmes that are rendered impact …

Уровень санитарно-гигиенической грамотности подследственных и осужденных
весьма низкий: более 50% лиц, содержащихся в учреждениях ФСИН России, не имеют …

The prevalence of AIDS in prisons is believed to be higher than in the broader community.
While the courts have used their powers to enforce prisoners' rights in terms of the …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health threat with estimated global
prevalence of 1% chronic infection (461). HCV is a blood-borne virus (BBV), frequently …

На рис. 1 показана численность ВИЧ-инфицированных, содержащихся в учреждениях
Федеральной службы исполнения наказаний России (ФСИН России). Согласно данным …