Transmission and Prevention of COVID-19 in Prisons: A Review Study
Journal Title: Journal of Health Research in Community - Year 2021, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction and purpose: COVID-19 epidemic emerged with the advent of the new SRAS-CoV-2 coronavirus in December 2019 in China. The risks of COVID-19 have increased due to overcrowding and poor preparedness in prisons, So that many Prisons now reporting high rates of infection and transmission among prisoners. Therefore, considering the importance of the subject, the purpose of this study is to review the transmission and prevention of COVID-19 in prisons. Methods: The present study was a narrative review. articles by searching all articles published between 2020 to June 12, 2021 in the databases of Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed and Google scholar, using keywords such as Covid-19ØPrevalenceØ PrisonØ Penitentiary Øhygiene and Personal hygiene, Transmission and Prevention. Results: The risk of infection and transmission of coronavirus is higher in places, such as prisons due to high population density and limited access to health facilities. The most important principles of prevention include the observation of personal hygiene through the frequent washing of hands using soap and water and the use of alcoholic disinfectants as well as face masks. Moreover, the prison environment should be disinfected regularly and frequently to reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Conclusion: Although it is not entirely possible to maintain social distance to reduce the rate of disease transmission in prisons, overcrowding can be reduced in some situations by more careful planning. Despite the importance of these cases, the most effective way to prevent the spread of this disease in prisons is to reduce the prison population.
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Samaneh Dehghan,Fatemeh Mortezazadeh,
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