title: Vaccinations in prisons: A shot in the arm for community health.
abstract: From the first day of imprisonment, prisoners are exposed to and expose other prisoners to various communicable diseases, many of which are vaccine-preventable. The risk of acquiring these diseases during the prison sentence exceeds that of the general population. This excess risk may be explained by various causes; some due to the structural and logistical problems of prisons and others to habitual or acquired behaviors during imprisonment. Prison is, for many inmates, an opportunity to access health care, and is therefore an ideal opportunity to update adult vaccination schedules. The traditional idea that prisons are intended to ensure public safety should be complemented by the contribution they can make in improving community health, providing a more comprehensive vision of safety that includes public health.
authors.affiliation: a Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service; Hospital Clínic of Barcelona ; Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Víctor-Guillermo
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Sequera
authors.affiliation: a Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service; Hospital Clínic of Barcelona ; Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Salomé
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valencia
authors.affiliation: b ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB) ; Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona , Rossello , Barcelona , Spain.|c Centro de Investigação em Saude de Manhiça (CISM) ; Maputo , Mozambique.
authors.forename: Alberto L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: García-Basteiro
authors.affiliation: d Health Services of Barcelona Men's Penitentiary Center ; Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marco
authors.affiliation: a Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service; Hospital Clínic of Barcelona ; Barcelona , Spain.|b ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB) ; Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona , Rossello , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bayas
mesh_terms: D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011330:Prisons; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: communicable diseases; disease prevention; health promotion; prisons; vaccination