Flühmann, Paul and Wassmer, Max and Schwendimann, René. (2012) Structured information exchange on infectious diseases for prisoners. Journal of correctional health care, 18 (3). pp. 198-209.
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Abstract
Infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted diseases are more prevalent in prisoners than in the general population. In Western European prisons, inmates have HIV infection rates 25 times higher and hepatitis C infection rates 40 times higher than their national averages. To inform prisoners about the dangers of these diseases, a structured information exchange was developed. In a pre-/post- design with repeated measurement, 21 male prisoners' knowledge of infectious diseases was analyzed. A significant improvement of knowledge (p < .0001) was observed. One striking finding was that knowledge of hepatitis C was clearly lower than that of HIV and that prisoners enrolled in drug substitution programs were significantly better informed about hepatitis C than the other participating prisoners.
| Faculties and Departments: | 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Public Health > Institut für Pflegewissenschaft |
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| UniBasel Contributors: | Schwendimann, René |
| Item Type: | Article, refereed |
| Article Subtype: | Research Article |
| Publisher: | Sage |
| ISSN: | 1078-3458 |
| e-ISSN: | 1940-5200 |
| Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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| Last Modified: | 29 Jul 2020 15:03 |
| Deposited On: | 29 Jul 2020 15:03 |
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