A global review of prison drug smuggling routes and trends in the usage of drugs in prisons

C Norman - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Forensic Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Prisoners have significantly greater levels of drug use than the general population, which is
related to many adverse outcomes both during and post‐imprisonment. Reducing the …

Prevalence of drug injection, sexual activity, tattooing, and piercing among prison inmates

B Moazen, S Saeedi Moghaddam… - Epidemiologic …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Prisoners engage in a range of risk behaviors that can lead to the transmission of viral
infections, such as HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. In this review, we summarize the …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C disease burden and strategies for elimination by 2030 in Brazil. A mathematical modeling approach

AS Benzaken, R Girade, E Catapan… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction and aim: Hepatitis C is a key challenge to public health in Brazil. The objective
of this paper was to describe the Brazilian strategy for hepatitis C to meet the 2030 …

Substance use during imprisonment in low-and middle-income countries

AP Mundt, G Baranyi, C Gabrysch… - Epidemiologic …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Substance use disorders are among the most common health problems of people involved
with the criminal justice system. Scaling up addiction services in prisons is a global public …

HIV and viral hepatitis among imprisoned key populations

AL Wirtz, PT Yeh, NL Flath, C Beyrer… - Epidemiologic …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Prisons and other closed facilities create opportunities for transmission of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and viral hepatitis during detention and after release. We …

Hepatitis C prevalence in incarcerated settings between 2013–2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Busschots, C Kremer, R Bielen, ÖM Koc, L Heyens… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background The introduction of highly effective direct-acting antiviral therapy has changed
the hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment paradigm. However, a recent update on HCV …

Global prevalence of hepatitis C in prisoners: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

N Salari, N Darvishi, M Hemmati, S Shohaimi… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Hepatitis C virus (HCV), one of the most significant causes of liver inflammation, has a high
annual mortality rate. The unfavorable hygiene conditions and inadequate health monitoring …

Screening for HBV, HCV, HIV and syphilis infections among bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis prisoners: An urgent action required

MAM Puga, LM Bandeira, MA Pompilio, GR Rezende… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Viral hepatitis, syphilis, HIV, and tuberculosis infections in prisons have been identified
globally as a public health problem. Tuberculosis (TB) and viral hepatitis co-infection may …

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among prisoners in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Behzadifar, HA Gorji, A Rezapour… - Harm reduction journal, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the major public health problems both
in developed and developing countries. Prison represents a high-risk environment for …

The global and regional prevalence of hepatitis C and B co-infections among prisoners living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Ahmadi Gharaei, M Fararouei, A Mirzazadeh… - Infectious diseases of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are
common among individuals with human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection worldwide …