2020
DOI: 10.1108/ijph-11-2019-0063
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Prison conditions and standards of health care for women and their children incarcerated in Zimbabwean prisons

Abstract: Purpose The Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region remains at the epicentre of the HIV epidemic and disproportionately affecting women, girls and prisoners. Women in prison are a minority group and their special health needs relating to gender sensitivity, reproductive health, their children and HIV/AIDs are frequently neglected. Our study responded to this need, and aimed to investigate the issue. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study using focus group discussions and key informant interviews explored t… Show more

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“…According to Iwuoha and Jude-Iwuoha (2020), the lack of basic necessities of life, coupled with high incidents of unemployment, has propelled young people into engaging in criminal activities especially in most underdeveloped countriesa category dominated by sub-Saharan African countries. Attention therefore needs to be given to improvement of economic situations, alongside a reformation of prison acts and laws, to incorporate alternative punitive mechanisms to sustainably manage the issue of overcrowding in prisons (Mhlanga-Gunda et al, 2020a).…”
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“…According to Iwuoha and Jude-Iwuoha (2020), the lack of basic necessities of life, coupled with high incidents of unemployment, has propelled young people into engaging in criminal activities especially in most underdeveloped countriesa category dominated by sub-Saharan African countries. Attention therefore needs to be given to improvement of economic situations, alongside a reformation of prison acts and laws, to incorporate alternative punitive mechanisms to sustainably manage the issue of overcrowding in prisons (Mhlanga-Gunda et al, 2020a).…”
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“…Para proceder às combinações dos descritores e palavras-chave, foram utilizados os operadores booleanos AND e OR, que possibilitaram obter maior especificidade no levantamento bibliográfico. O operador AND restringiu a busca, uma vez que precisou conter dois termos, enquanto o OR somou os assuntos e ampliou a pes-Sousa KD, Andrade RL, Bonfim RO, Saita NM, Faria MG, Rezende CE, et al Dos nove artigos incluídos nesta revisão, (19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27) todos foram publicados em língua inglesa, sendo três estudos realizados na Zâmbia, (19)(20)(21) dois no Canadá, (22,23) um nos Estados Unidos, (24) um no Suriname, (25) um na Polônia, (26) e um no Zimbábue. (27) Os artigos foram publicados entre os anos de 1994 e 2020 (Quadro 3).…”
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“…Entre os artigos incluídos, cinco eram estudos qualitativos, (20)(21)(22)(23)27) dois eram relatos de casos, (19,25) um descritivo (26) e um era estudo com métodos mistos (Quadro 3). (20) Os objetivos e a síntese dos principais resultados encontrados na produção científica referente ao papel do ASP na assistência em HIV/aids no sistema prisional são mostrados no quadro 3.…”
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