The relevancy of massive health education in the Brazilian prison system: The course "health care for people deprived of freedom" and its impacts

• Main Authors: Janaína L. R. S. Valentim (Author), Sara Dias-Trindade (Author), Eloiza S. G. Oliveira (Author), José A. M. Moreira (Author), Felipe Fernandes (Author), Manoel H. Romão (Author), Philippi S. G. Morais (Author), Alexandre R. Caitano (Author), Aline P. Dias (Author), Carlos A. P. Oliveira (Author), Karilany D. Coutinho (Author), Ricardo B. Ceccim (Author), Ricardo A. M. Valentim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionBrazil has one of the largest prison populations globally, with over 682,000 imprisoned people. Prison health is a public health emergency as it presents increasingly aggravating disease rates, mainly sexually transmitted infections (STI). And this problem already affects both developed...