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ArticleHarm reduction journal2021

Principles of condom provision programs in prisons from the standpoint of European prison health experts: a qualitative study.

Babak Moazen, Joy Mauti, Paula Meireles, Tereza Černíková, Florian Neuhann, Albrecht Jahn, Heino Stöver

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  4. Yonder: Condoms in prisons, childhood obesity, healthcare disinvestment, and long-haul truck drivers.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2021
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Babak MoazenHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Bergheimer Str. 20, Zimmer 317, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany. babak.moazen@uni-heidelberg.de.ORCID 0000-0002-2552-0438
Joy MautiHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Bergheimer Str. 20, Zimmer 317, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany.
Paula MeirelesEPIUnit-Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Tereza ČerníkováDepartment of Addictology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
Florian NeuhannHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Bergheimer Str. 20, Zimmer 317, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany.
Albrecht JahnHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Bergheimer Str. 20, Zimmer 317, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany.
Heino StöverDepartment of Health and Social Work, Institute of Addiction Research (ISFF), Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCondom provision is one of the most effective harm reduction interventions to control sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis in prisons. Yet, very few countries around the world provide prisoners with condoms. The present study aimed to elucidate principles of effective prison-based condom programs from the perspective of European public health and prison health experts.

methodsAs a part of the "Joint Action on HIV and Co-infection Prevention and Harm Reduction (HA-REACT)" twenty-one experts from the field of prison health from eight European countries were invited to discuss the principles of condom provision programs in prisons within two focus groups. The audio records were transcribed verbatim, coded, categorized, and analyzed using thematic analysis method.

resultsSix components emerged from the analysis as essential for successful condom programs in prisons: (1) highlighting the necessity of condom provision in prisons, (2) engagement of internal and external beneficiaries in all stages of designing and implementing the program, (3) conducting a pilot phase, (4) condom program in a comprehensive package of harm reduction interventions, (5) vending machine as the best method of condom distribution in prisons and (6) assuring the sustainability and quality of the intervention.

conclusionResults of the present study can help prison health policy makers to design and conduct acceptable, accessible and high-quality prison-based condom provision programs, and consequently to mitigate the burden of STIs in prisons. Having access to high-quality healthcare services including condom provision programs is not only the right of prisoners to health, but also is a move towards achieving the sustainable development goal 3 of "leaving no one behind."

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PrisonersSexually Transmitted DiseasesCondomsHarm ReductionHumansPrisonsCondomHIVPrisonSexually transmitted infectionsViral hepatitis

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PMCPMC7845133

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