Background Little is known about global practices regarding the provision of reimbursement
for the participation of people who are incarcerated in research. To determine current …

From the first day of imprisonment, prisoners are exposed to and expose other prisoners to
various communicable diseases, many of which are vaccine-preventable. The risk of …

INTRODUCTION: Little information regarding hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infections among Brazilian female prisoners exists. This study investigated the …

Hepatitis B viral infection (HBV) in prisons poses serious public health challenges because it
significantly contributes to the increase in both morbidity and mortality indicators worldwide …

The majority of the women in prisons comes from the poorest strata of society with limited
access to education, income and health services. This contributes to the fact that female …

OBJETIVO: analisar os fatores associados à infecção pelo vírus da hepatite B entre usuários
da atenção primária em saúde em São Mateus-ES, Brasil. MÉTODOS: estudo de caso …

Objectives. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a health problem among injection drug users (IDUs) in
prison. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association of factors of incarceration with …

Objectives To evaluate the epidemiological and molecular features of HBV infection among
recyclable waste collectors. Methods The participants were recruited from the dumping …

BACKGROUND: Due to environmental and social conditions inherent to incarceration,
tuberculosis (TB) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) are major diseases among prison inmates …

Background Prison populations are at high risk for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The aim
of this study was to assess the prevalence, incidence, HBV associated factors and …