撒哈拉以南非洲监狱中的心血管疾病:范围审查
Amos Gavi1, Emma Plugge2, Marie Claire Van Hout1
1Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
International journal of prison health
|July 10, 2024
概括
心血管疾病是撒哈拉以南非洲监狱的一个主要问题,不良的生活方式因素导致高死亡率. 对于被监禁的人群,迫切需要加强卫生服务和综合性NCD护理.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
背景情况:
- 撒哈拉以南非洲面临着非传染性疾病 (NCD) 和艾滋病毒的双重负担.
- 心血管疾病 (CVD) 是该地区疾病负担的重要贡献者.
- 在撒哈拉以南非洲的监禁人口中,人们对心血管疾病知之甚少.
研究的目的:
- 对撒哈拉以南非洲监狱中有关心血管疾病的现有文献进行范围审查.
- 绘制和描述当前关于心脏病疾病在这个脆弱人群中的知识状态.
主要方法:
- 对经验文献进行了系统的搜索.
- 其中包括六个撒哈拉以南非洲国家:喀麦隆,尼日利亚,几内亚,布基纳法索,加纳和埃塞俄比亚.
- 绘制了16项研究的图表,对其进行了分类和主题分析.
主要成果:
- 七个关键主题出现,包括监禁死亡,心肺健康,老年人和女性囚犯的心血管疾病,饮食不足,睡眠模式和危险因素.
- 在监狱死亡的尸检中,心血管疾病是自然死亡的主要原因.
- 低心肺呼吸能力,睡眠不足和饮食不足与监狱中的心血管疾病负担有关,特别是对老年人和女性囚犯的忽视.
结论:
- 这是对撒哈拉以南非洲监狱中心血管疾病的首次范围审查.
- 关键是需要在惩戒设施内对心血管健康进行战略关注.
- 建议进行常规监测,扩大医疗保健,并将非传染性疾病服务与传染病计划 (艾滋病毒,结核病) 整合起来.
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