Smoking in correctional settings worldwide: prevalence, bans, and interventions

AC Spaulding, GD Eldridge, CE Chico… - Epidemiologic …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Smoking tobacco contributes to 11.5% of deaths worldwide and, in some countries,
more hospitalizations than alcohol and drugs combined. Globally in 2015, 25% of men and …

More than eight in every nineteen inmates were living with depression at prisons of Northwest Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, a cross sectional study design

TK Beyen, AF Dadi, BA Dachew, NY Muluneh… - BMC psychiatry, 2017 - Springer
Background Mental health is the greatest challenges for the current and future generations.
Worldwide, out of the 66 million people suffering from depression; majority (85%) were from …

Depression and associated factors among prisoners in Bahir Dar Prison, Ethiopia

F Alemayehu, F Ambaw, H Gutema - BMC psychiatry, 2019 - Springer
Background Globally there is a rapid increase in prison population, and one out of nine
inmates suffers from mental disorders like depression. In Ethiopia, although a mental health …

[HTML][HTML] Perfil psicosocial, factores de riesgo y reinserción en reclusas adultas: una revisión sistemática

PR Romero-Lara, A Guillén-Riquelme… - Revista …, 2020 - scielo.org.co
El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar los efectos psicológicos asociados con la estancia
en prisión en mujeres reclusas, así como su perfil psicosocial. Para esto se llevó a cabo una …

Perceived anxiety and depression and associated factors among women inmates with a long-term sentence in Thailand

M Sunpuwan, S Thaweesit, K Tangchonlatip - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background In Thailand, the growing prevalence of mental health problems among the
increasing number of adult female prisoners has emerged as a significant public health …

Intensity of perceived stress and control of anger, anxiety and depression of people staying in Polish penitentiary institutions

K Kołodziej, A Kurowska, A Majda - International journal of prisoner …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the intensity of perceived stress and measure
the subjective control of anxiety, anger and depression in a group of women and men …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of depression among male prisoners at an urban jail in Pakistan

I Shahid, MA Aftab, Z Yousaf, SH Naqvi, AM Hashmi - HealthMED, 2014 - researchgate.net
Abstract Introduction: In Pakistan, no study on mental health status of male prisoners has
been done so far. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence …

Pakistani prison libraries: an assessment of services and challenges

T Hussain, SH Batool, SH Soroya… - … Knowledge, Memory and …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of the paper is to examine the current status of prison libraries, their
role, services and collection in Pakistani context. It also attempts to highlight the main …

Magnitude and associated factors of depression among prisoners in Wollega zones, Oromia region, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

E Tadesse, E Merdassa, E Abdisa, T Tolossa - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Mental health is for everybody, but the individuals in prisons require more
focus. Depression is a contributor to the global burden of disease and affects people in …

[PDF][PDF] Prisons as Pathways to Rehabilitation or Criminality? A Case of Haripur Jail.

S Ali, A Raza, MF Khan - FWU Journal of Social Sciences, 2024 - sbbwu.edu.pk
This research investigated the function of Pakistani jails, namely the Haripur Central Jail
located in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa area, in the process of reintegrating ex-offenders. Semi …