The under nutrition among the prisoners in the current study is much higher when compared to the prevalence of under nutrition in the general population in northwest Ethiopia, 12.9% [ 29].
Women prisoners have increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes including low birth weight infants when compared to women in the general community, as well an increased risk of disrupted attachment with their infants (Knight, & Plugge, 2005; Poehlmann, 2005).
One person said: ' this doesn't take any prisoners' when comparing MND to cancer, another life-limiting illness where patients might be released by cure.
The observation of the comparably higher prevalence of antibodies to these infections among the prison officers and prisoners, compared to the general Ghanaian population, is strong presumptive evidence of intra-prison transmission between prisoners and prison officers.
Not only in Germany but also internationally, the rates were lower for male prisoners as compared to females [ 17].
California has more than 130,000 prisoners, compared to a 1980 prison population of about 25,000.
In 1980 there were only around 50,000 prisoners in California prisons, compared to more than 160,000 today.
Overall, the death rate in 2013 increased to 2.55 deaths per 1,000 prisoners compared to 2.23 in 2012.
