COVID-19 and the Nigerian correctional service: need for structured data

Although prisoners are considered a vulnerable population, no data repository currently exists to monitor the COVID-19 incidence in Nigerian prisons. To better understand the impact of COVID-19 within the Nigerian prison system, prisons should develop detailed COVID-19 response protocols, implement...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Qureshi, Asma, Kashim, Ima, Akintorin, Similolu, Unruh, Larissa, Dharmapuri, Sadhana, Soyemi, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7733351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33343796
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.37.1.25370
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Sumario:Although prisoners are considered a vulnerable population, no data repository currently exists to monitor the COVID-19 incidence in Nigerian prisons. To better understand the impact of COVID-19 within the Nigerian prison system, prisons should develop detailed COVID-19 response protocols, implement enhanced point-of-care testing, and initiate contact tracing with meticulous data collection.

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