Scabies and Pediculosis in Penitentiary Institutions in Poland—A Study of Ectoparasitoses in Confinement Conditions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Collection
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Years | Number of Prisoners 1 | Scabies | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Cases | Prevalence | ||
2001 | 78,716 | 3072 | 3.9% |
2002 | 81,391 | 3071 | 3.8% |
2003 | 81,321 | 2324 | 2.9% |
2004 | 80,239 | 1833 | 2.3% |
2005 | 82,761 | 1455 | 1.8% |
2006 | 87,370 | 1245 | 1.4% |
2007 | 89,995 | 1115 | 1.2% |
2008 | 85,920 | 1103 | 1.3% |
2009 | 85,384 | 1172 | 1.4% |
2010 | 82,863 | 1387 | 1.7% |
2011 | 82,558 | 2029 | 2.5% |
2012 | 84,399 | 2121 | 2.5% |
2013 | 83,898 | 2455 | 2.9% |
2014 | 78,987 | 2465 | 3.1% |
2015 | 74,814 | 2096 | 2.8% |
Total 28,943 | M * 2.3% |
Years | Number of Prisoners 1 | Pediculosis | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Cases | Prevalence | ||
2008 | 85,920 | 1319 | 1.5% |
2009 | 85,384 | 1296 | 1.5% |
2010 | 82,863 | 1344 | 1.6% |
2011 | 82,558 | 1448 | 1.8% |
2012 | 84,399 | 1484 | 1.8% |
2013 | 83,898 | 1949 | 2.3% |
2014 | 78,987 | 2029 | 2.6% |
2015 | 74,814 | 1710 | 2.3% |
Total 12,579 | M * 1.9% |
Years | Number of Prisoners | Scabies | Pediculosis | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Cases | Prevalence | Number of Cases | Prevalence | ||
2010 | 4301 | 12 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.2% |
2011 | 4261 | 39 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.1% |
2012 | 4569 | 46 | 1.0% | 32 | 0.7% |
2013 | 4397 | 41 | 0.9% | 49 | 1.1% |
2014 | 4336 | 33 | 0.8% | 36 | 0.8% |
2015 | 4001 | 31 | 0.8% | 32 | 0.8% |
Total 202 | M * 0.8% | Total 164 | M * 0.6% | ||
rs = 0.714; p = 0.111 | rs = 0.522; p = 0.288 |
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Bartosik, K.; Tytuła, A.; Zając, Z.; Buczek, W.; Jasztal-Kniażuk, A.; Błaszkiewicz, P.S.; Borzęcki, A. Scabies and Pediculosis in Penitentiary Institutions in Poland—A Study of Ectoparasitoses in Confinement Conditions. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6086. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176086
Bartosik K, Tytuła A, Zając Z, Buczek W, Jasztal-Kniażuk A, Błaszkiewicz PS, Borzęcki A. Scabies and Pediculosis in Penitentiary Institutions in Poland—A Study of Ectoparasitoses in Confinement Conditions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(17):6086. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176086
Chicago/Turabian StyleBartosik, Katarzyna, Andrzej Tytuła, Zbigniew Zając, Weronika Buczek, Anita Jasztal-Kniażuk, Paweł Szczepan Błaszkiewicz, and Adam Borzęcki. 2020. "Scabies and Pediculosis in Penitentiary Institutions in Poland—A Study of Ectoparasitoses in Confinement Conditions" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 17: 6086. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176086