On the problem of health status of persons, staying in places of deprivation of liberty

Abstract

© 2016, International Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. All rights reserved.Analytical review of Russian and foreign sanitary and hygiene scientific research in the field of evaluation of health status of persons serving sentences in correctional institutions is presented, for the purpose of development of complex of measures on improvement of sanitary- hygienic conditions of life and work of prisoners in penal institutions. Socio-demographic characteristics of this population is presented, the peculiarities of the conditions and lifestyles that adversely affect the general health of the convicts are pointed. The statistical data of the Main Department of execution of punishments of Ministry of justice of the Russian Federation are given, on the distribution by sex, age, education, etc., allowing us to estimate the demographic characteristics of persons in places of deprivation of liberty. The structure of mortality of prisoners is analyzed, allowing us to identify the main factors of the prevalence of chronic diseases, including infectious and sexually transmitted diseases. The study of primary total incidence of socially conditioned diseases, morbidity with temporary disability, disability, mortality and impact of sanitary and hygienic working conditions, health and social factors and nutrition on the health of prisoners, serving a sentence in criminal-executive system of the Russian Federation, is one of the most important aspects in the development of complex measures for rehabilitation of convicted persons after serving their sentence and their social and labor adaptation.