Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classification
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Little is known about the health status of prisoners in Switzerland. The aim of this study was to provide a detailed description of the health problems presented by detainees in Switzerland's largest remand prison.</p> <...
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| author | Bertrand Dominique Niveau Gérard Eytan Ariel Haller Dagmar M Sebo Paul Wolff Hans Gétaz Laurent Cerutti Bernard |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Little is known about the health status of prisoners in Switzerland. The aim of this study was to provide a detailed description of the health problems presented by detainees in Switzerland's largest remand prison.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>In this retrospective cross-sectional study we reviewed the health records of all detainees leaving Switzerland's largest remand prison in 2007. The health problems were coded using the International Classification for Primary Care (ICPC-2). Analyses were descriptive, stratified by gender.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A total of 2195 health records were reviewed. Mean age was 29.5 years (SD 9.5); 95% were male; 87.8% were migrants. Mean length of stay was 80 days (SD 160). Illicit drug use (40.2%) and mental health problems (32.6%) were frequent, but most of these detainees (57.6%) had more generic primary care problems, such as skin (27.0%), infectious diseases (23.5%), musculoskeletal (19.2%), injury related (18.3%), digestive (15.0%) or respiratory problems (14.0%). Furthermore, 7.9% reported exposure to violence during arrest by the police.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Morbidity is high in this young, predominantly male population of detainees, in particular in relation to substance abuse. Other health problems more commonly seen in general practice are also frequent. These findings support the further development of coordinated primary care and mental health services within detention centers.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0cac4583fad847be92c3eb3dddf33c132022-12-21T20:46:01ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582011-04-0111124510.1186/1471-2458-11-245Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classificationBertrand DominiqueNiveau GérardEytan ArielHaller Dagmar MSebo PaulWolff HansGétaz LaurentCerutti Bernard<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Little is known about the health status of prisoners in Switzerland. The aim of this study was to provide a detailed description of the health problems presented by detainees in Switzerland's largest remand prison.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>In this retrospective cross-sectional study we reviewed the health records of all detainees leaving Switzerland's largest remand prison in 2007. The health problems were coded using the International Classification for Primary Care (ICPC-2). Analyses were descriptive, stratified by gender.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A total of 2195 health records were reviewed. Mean age was 29.5 years (SD 9.5); 95% were male; 87.8% were migrants. Mean length of stay was 80 days (SD 160). Illicit drug use (40.2%) and mental health problems (32.6%) were frequent, but most of these detainees (57.6%) had more generic primary care problems, such as skin (27.0%), infectious diseases (23.5%), musculoskeletal (19.2%), injury related (18.3%), digestive (15.0%) or respiratory problems (14.0%). Furthermore, 7.9% reported exposure to violence during arrest by the police.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Morbidity is high in this young, predominantly male population of detainees, in particular in relation to substance abuse. Other health problems more commonly seen in general practice are also frequent. These findings support the further development of coordinated primary care and mental health services within detention centers.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/245Primary careprisonersdetaineesjailICPCcodingaccess to careprison health care |
| spellingShingle | Bertrand Dominique Niveau Gérard Eytan Ariel Haller Dagmar M Sebo Paul Wolff Hans Gétaz Laurent Cerutti Bernard Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classification BMC Public Health Primary care prisoners detainees jail ICPC coding access to care prison health care |
| title | Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classification |
| title_full | Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classification |
| title_fullStr | Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classification |
| title_short | Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classification |
| title_sort | health problems among detainees in switzerland a study using the icpc 2 classification |
| topic | Primary care prisoners detainees jail ICPC coding access to care prison health care |
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