ReviewBMC international health and human rights2019
'Mankind owes to the child the best that it has to give': prison conditions and the health situation and rights of children incarcerated with their mothers in sub-Saharan African prisons.
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- Respect for bioethical principles and human rights in prisons: a systematic review on the state of the art.BMC medical ethics · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and determinants of chronic non-communicable diseases among prison inmates in the city of Tete, Mozambique: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Narratives of incarcerated women in a Prison in Malawi: a qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Behaviors and practices of incarcerated women towards menstrual hygiene in a large urban prison in Uganda: a phenomenological qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Prison health during the COVID-19 era in Africa.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2021Article
- Gender Inequality, Health Rights, and HIV/AIDS among Women Prisoners in Zimbabwe.Health and human rights · 2021Article
- Ethical guidance for health research in prisons in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn recent times, sub-Saharan African (SSA) prisons have seen a substantial increase in women prisoners, including those incarcerated with children.
methodsA scoping review mapped what is currently known about the health situation and unique rights violations of children incarcerated with their mothers in SSA prisons. A systematic search collected and reviewed all available and relevant published and grey literature (2000-2018). Following application of exclusion measures, 64 records remained, which represented 27 of the 49 SSA countries. These records were charted and thematically analysed.
resultsFour main themes were generated as follows: 1) the prison physical environment; 2) food availability, adequacy and quality; 3) provision of basic necessities and 4) availability and accessibility of health services for incarcerated children.
conclusionsThe review highlights the grave situation of children incarcerated with their mothers in SSA prisons, underpinned by the lack of basic necessities, inadequate hygiene, sanitation and safe drinking water, exposure to diseases in overcrowded cells, inadequate nutrition, lack of provision of clothing and bedding, and difficulties accessing paediatric care. Reported paediatric morbidity and mortality associated with such prison conditions is deeply concerning and contrary to international mandates for the rights of the child, right to health and standards of care.
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