The Unintentional Punishment: Time In Prison Should Not Lead To Infection With HIV Or Tuberculosis

November 2, 2009 by admin 

At any given time, over two million people are imprisoned in penal institutions in Europe. Prisons are extremely high-risk environments for the transmission of infectious diseases because of a high number of risk factors, such as overcrowding, poor nutrition, limited access to health care, continued illicit drug use and unsafe injecting practices, unprotected sex and tattooing.

Source: The Unintentional Punishment: Time In Prison Should Not Lead To Infection With HIV Or Tuberculosis

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