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Infectious diseases in post-trial detention and comparisons with pre-trial detention: A study in Geneva, Switzerland

Published inJournal of Infection and Public Health, vol. 13, no. 4, p. 521-526
Publication date2020
Abstract

Prevalence rates of infectious diseases in post-trial prisons have been scarcely investigated. Due to the specific characteristics of these prison populations, these prevalence rates may differ from pre-trial prisons and more information is needed for developing adequate prevention and treatment interventions. This study compared prevalence rates of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), susceptibility to varicella zoster virus (VZV) and measles in pre- and post-trial detention.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Chickenpox/epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases/epidemiology
  • Hepatitis B/epidemiology
  • Hepatitis C/epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Measles/epidemiology
  • Prevalence
  • Prisoners/statistics & numerical data
  • Prisons/statistics & numerical data
  • Risk Factors
  • Serologic Tests
  • Switzerland/epidemiology
Citation (ISO format)
BAGGIO, Stéphanie et al. Infectious diseases in post-trial detention and comparisons with pre-trial detention: A study in Geneva, Switzerland. In: Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020, vol. 13, n° 4, p. 521–526. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.11.001
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