Disease profiles of detainees in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland: gender and age differences in substance abuse, mental health and chronic health conditions

Moschetti, Karine; Stadelmann, Pierre; Wangmo, Tenzin; Holly, Alberto; Bodenmann, Patrick; Wasserfallen, Jean-Blaise; Elger, Bernice Simone; Gravier, Bruno

doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2211-6

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English

Disease profiles of detainees in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland: gender and age differences in substance abuse, mental health and chronic health conditions

ContributorsMoschetti, Karine; Stadelmann, Pierre; Wangmo, Tenzin; Holly, Alberto; Bodenmann, Patrick; Wasserfallen, Jean-Blaise; Elger, Bernice Simone; Gravier, Bruno

Published inBMC Public Health, vol. 15, 872

Publication date2015

Abstract

Literature on the disease profile of prisoners that differentiates by age and gender remains sparse. This study aimed to describe the health of correctional inmates in terms of substance abuse problems and mental and somatic health conditions, and compare it by gender and age.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology
Chronic Disease/epidemiology
Communicable Diseases/epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Status Disparities
Humans
Male
Medical Records/statistics & numerical data
Mental Health/statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Prisoners/psychology/statistics & numerical data
Prisons
Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology
Switzerland/epidemiology

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine légale

Research groups

Le Secret médical (676)

Citation (ISO format)

MOSCHETTI, Karine et al. Disease profiles of detainees in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland: gender and age differences in substance abuse, mental health and chronic health conditions. In: BMC Public Health, 2015, vol. 15, p. 872. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2211-6

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PID : unige:111150
DOI : 10.1186/s12889-015-2211-6
PMID : 26358116

Journal ISSN1471-2458

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Disease profiles of detainees in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland: gender and age differences in substance abuse, mental health and chronic health conditions

Literature on the disease profile of prisoners that differentiates by age and gender remains sparse. This study aimed to describe the health of correctional inmates in terms of substance abuse problems and mental and somatic health conditions, and compare it by gender and age.

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