Socio-Demographic Characteristics and the Frequency of Sexually-Transmitted or Blood-Transmitted Diseases with the Imprisoned Population of the Prisons in Northern Moldavia

Autori:

Agnes Iacinta BACUSCA, Adorata COMAN

Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 91-106

How to cite this article:

Bacusca, A.I., Adorata Coman, A. (2014). Socio-Demographic Characteristics and the Frequency of Sexually-Transmitted or Blood-Transmitted Diseases with the Imprisoned Population of the Prisons in Northern Moldavia. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 45, 91-106.

Abstract:

The study aims at identifying the specific risk factors for chronic hepatitis in the prison environment in the area of Moldavia. The research took place in the medical offices from the prisons in Northern Moldavia and encompasses patients – individuals deprived of freedom that were newly-admitted in prison but also the already-imprisoned ones, with sentences of over 5 years, to whom a specific questionnaire was applied and biologically the presence of viral hepatitis B and C was identified. According with the presence of the infection with hepatitis virus B/C, the study group was divided in 2 lots: Lot VHB/C – 108 subjects to whom the B/C hepatic virus was negative as a result of testing; witness Lot - 425 subjects to whom the hepatic virus B/C proved negative as a result of testing. The epidemiologic profile of the imprisoned patient is that of a relatively young population, the studied lot has highlighted the age group 20-29 , 211 (39%) of the prisoners, and at the age-group between 30 to 39 148 prisoners (27%) with a challenging family situation, only 97 being married (18%) and 38.5% in nonmarital relationships, with a low schooling level, more than 64% had dropped school without graduating secondary school, more than 40% being without occupation. The profile of the newly-admitted in prison shows that 58.34% of the studied prisoners have criminal antecedents and they are recidivists.