The relevancy of massive health education in the Brazilian prison system: The course “health care for people deprived of freedom” and its impacts

The relevancy of massive health education in the Brazilian prison system: The course “health care for people deprived of freedom” and its impacts

IntroductionBrazil has one of the largest prison populations globally, with over 682,000 imprisoned people. Prison health is a public health emergency as it presents increasingly aggravating disease rates, mainly sexually transmitted infections (STI). And this problem already affects both developed...

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Main Authors: Janaína L. R. S. Valentim, Sara Dias-Trindade, Eloiza S. G. Oliveira, José A. M. Moreira, Felipe Fernandes, Manoel H. Romão, Philippi S. G. Morais, Alexandre R. Caitano, Aline P. Dias, Carlos A. P. Oliveira, Karilany D. Coutinho, Ricardo B. Ceccim, Ricardo A. M. Valentim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
prison health
prison system
Brazilian prison system
public health
health education
massive health education
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.935389/full

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