Immunization Coverage of Inmates in Spanish Prisons
| Autor: | Vicente-Alcalde N, Tuells J, Egoavil C, Ruescas-Escolano E, Altavilla C, Caballero P |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH r-ISABIAL. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Sanitaria de Alicante instname |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 |
| Popis: | The correct immunization of the inmate population minimizes the risk of transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases in prisons. The objective of this study was to evaluate the vaccine coverage of long-term prisoners in the Spanish penitentiary system through a retrospective longitudinal study. One-thousand and five prisoners were selected, who were imprisoned from 2008 and 2018 in three Spanish prisons. Their degree of immunization was evaluated as related to hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis B (HBV), tetanus, diphtheria, pneumococcus and seasonal flu. The state of vaccination of the prisoners with a serological diagnosis of HBV, hepatitis C (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was also evaluated. The vaccination coverage obtained for hepatitis B was 52.3%, and for tetanus-diphtheria, it was 71.9%. However, for hepatitis A and pneumococcus infection, it was insignificant ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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