Hans Wolff

Dados Biográficos

ID91589
NOMEHans Wolff
PRENOMESHans
SOBRENOMEWolff
ASSINATURAWOLFF H
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Geneva
ORCID0000-0002-4978-2176
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS56
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES74
TOTAL COMO AUTOR56
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO1939
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H4

  • Exploring reasons and motivations for suicide attempts in prison before and during the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic

    Open AccessLeonel C Gonçalves, Laurent Gétaz et al.ARTICLEHealth & Justice2025

  • Informed Consent in Vulnerable Populations

    Open AccessStéphanie Baggio, Leonel C Gonçalves et al.ARTICLEJournal of Empirical Research on…2025

    Informed consent (IC) is a critical component in research involving human participants, yet participants' understanding of consent information remains underexplored, particularly in vulnerable populations. This study aimed to assess whether attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was associated with understanding and willingness to sign the IC among detained individuals. This secondary analysis used data from a randomised trial conducted …

  • Prevalence Rates and Evolution of Psychiatric Disorders Among Incarcerated Youths in Comparison With Non-incarcerated Youths

    Open AccessPatrick Heller, Larisa Morosan et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2022

    Background: Our main objective was to provide estimates of the prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders and comorbidities among youths in a juvenile detention center in Geneva, Switzerland. We also aimed to investigate potential positive effects of intensive psychotherapeutic and educational services this center provides. Finally, we examined psychiatric care prior to and after custody as well as the evolution of the youths' mental health during…

  • Covid-19—The Case for Rethinking Health and Human Rights in Prisons

    Jörg Pont, Stefan Enggist et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2021Citada por: 2Referências: 15

    This article considers health and human rights implications for people deprived of liberty during the COVID-19 crisis. The health risks of incarceration for individual and community health, particularly in overcrowded and underresourced prisons and detention centers, are well known, but with the COVID-19 pandemic have become a public health emergency. Physical distancing in prisons is hardly manageable, and protective means are poor or lacking. E…

  • Do Overcrowding and Turnover Cause Violence in Prison

    Open AccessStéphanie Baggio, Nicolas Peigné et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    Violence is common in prison and its individual risk factors are well documented. However, there is a mixed evidence on the relationship between prison violence and institutional factors, such as overcrowding and turnover, and recent research suggested that these factors may not be important or relevant. This study investigated the association between prison violence and institutional factors in a Swiss pre-trial prison between 2013 and 2018. Mea…

  • The Accessibility of Opioid Agonist Treatment and Its Forced Discontinuation in Swiss Prisons—Attitudes, Perceptions and Experiences of Defense Lawyers in Dealing With Detained Persons Using Opioids

    Open AccessAnna Buadze, Stéphanie Baggio et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    Defenders who had been exposed to the opioid crisis during the course of their legal career had adopted a positive attitude towards OAT and associated it with a stabilizing influence on their clients, an improvement in criminal prognosis, and a reduction in recidivism. They were generally of the opinion that access to OAT had improved, however identified a considerable variance in different penitentiaries, which were mediated by attitudes of staf…

  • Incarceration Harms Health

    Hans Wolff, Robert B Greifinger et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2020Referências: 4

  • Hepatitis B prevalence, risk factors, infection awareness and disease knowledge among inmates

    Open AccessLaurent Gétaz, Alejandra Casillas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2018

    BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major health concern in prison, but data are scarce in European prisons. This study aims to measure the prevalence of HBV infection, risk factors, awareness about infection, and HBV knowledge among inmates in Switzerland's largest pre-trial prison. METHODS: Serological blood tests (HBsAg, anti-HBs, and anti-HBc) and a standardized socio-demographic and sexual health survey were offered to consenting prison…

  • Words matter

    Open AccessNgoc Them Tran, Stéphanie Baggio et al.ARTICLEBMC International Health and…2018

    BACKGROUND: Words matter when describing people involved in the criminal justice system because language can have a significant impact upon health, wellbeing, and access to health information and services. However, terminology used in policies, programs, and research publications is often derogatory, stigmatizing, and dehumanizing. DISCUSSION: In response, health experts from Europe, the United States, and Australia recommend that healthcare prof…

  • Comorbidity of Symptoms of Alcohol and Cannabis Use Disorders among a Population-Based Sample of Simultaneous Users. Insight from a Network Perspective

    Open AccessStéphanie Baggio, M Sapin et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2018

    Research into comorbidity of alcohol and cannabis use disorders has resulted in inconsistent findings, especially among simultaneous users, who used alcohol and cannabis together on a single occasion. This study investigated the association of alcohol and cannabis use disorders among simultaneous users using a network perspective, which considers direct relationships between symptoms. We used a subset of simultaneous alcohol and cannabis users dr…

  • Association of Overcrowding and Turnover with Self-Harm in a Swiss Pre-Trial Prison

    Open AccessStéphanie Baggio, Laurent Gétaz et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2018

    Self-harm is a common issue in detention and includes both suicidal and non-suicidal behaviours. Beyond well-known individual risk factors, institutional factors such as overcrowding (i.e., when the prison population exceeds its capacity) and turnover (i.e., the rate at which the prison population is renewed), may also increase the risk of self-harm. However, these factors are understudied or previous studies reported inconsistent findings. This …

  • Prison Health Care Governance

    Jörg Pont, Stefan Enggist et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2018Citada por: 3Referências: 6

    Clinical independence is an essential component of good health care and health care professionalism, particularly in correctional settings (jails, prisons, and other places of detention), where the relationship between patients and caregivers is not based on free choice and where the punitive correctional setting can challenge optimal medical care. Independence for the delivery of health care services is defined by international standards as a cr…

  • Retractable Syringes in a Swiss Prison Needle and Syringe Exchange Program

    Open AccessJavier Barro, Alejandra Casillas et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Mental…2014

  • Die Rechtsgestalt der Universität

    Hans Wolff, Hans J WolffBOOKDie Rechtsgestalt der Universität2013

  • The Border of Reproductive Control

    Open AccessAlejandra Casillas, Patrick Bodenmann et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2013

  • Dual Loyalty in Prison Health Care

    Jörg Pont, Heino Stöver et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2012Citada por: 7Referências: 9

    Despite the dissemination of principles of medical ethics in prisons, formulated and advocated by numerous international organizations, health care professionals in prisons all over the world continue to infringe these principles because of perceived or real dual loyalty to patients and prison authorities. Health care professionals and nonmedical prison staff need greater awareness of and training in medical ethics and prisoner human rights. All …

  • Health problems among detainees in Switzerland

    Open AccessHans Wolff, Paul Sebo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    Little is known about the health status of prisoners in Switzerland. The aim of this study was to provide a detailed description of the health problems presented by detainees in Switzerland's largest remand prison. In this retrospective cross-sectional study we reviewed the health records of all detainees leaving Switzerland's largest remand prison in 2007. The health problems were coded using the International Classification for Primary Care (IC…

  • Prevalence and Associated Factors for Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Among Undocumented Immigrants in a Primary Care Facility in Geneva, Switzerland

    Open AccessYves Jackson, Paul Sebo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2010

  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Behaviors of Undocumented Migrants in Geneva

    Open AccessPaul Sebo, Yves Jackson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2010

  • Undocumented Migrants in Switzerland

    Open AccessHans Wolff, Jean‐Paul Janssens et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2009

  • New obesity body mass index threshold for self-reported data

    Virginie Dauphinot, Hans Wolff et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2009Citada por: 3Referências: 33

    BACKGROUND: Since subjects included in population studies tend to underreport their weight and overestimate their height, obesity prevalence based on these data is often inaccurate. A reduced obesity threshold for self-reported height and weight was proposed and evaluated for its accuracy. METHODS: Self-reported heights and weights were compared with measured heights and weights in a Swiss city adult population representative sample. Participants…

  • Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence in undocumented migrants undergoing voluntary termination of pregnancy

    Open AccessHans Wolff, Ana Lourenço et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2008

    This population of undocumented, pregnant migrants consisted primarily of young, Latino-American women. Compared to control women, undocumented migrants showed higher prevalence rates of genital CTI, which indicates that health professionals should consider systematic screening for STI in this population. There is a need to design programs providing better access to treatment and education and to increase migrants' awareness of the importance of …

  • Undocumented migrants lack access to pregnancy care and prevention

    Open AccessHans Wolff, Manuella Epiney et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2008

    Compared to women who are legal residents of Geneva, undocumented migrants have more unintended pregnancies and delayed prenatal care, use fewer preventive measures and are exposed to more violence during pregnancy. Not having a legal residency permit therefore suggests a particular vulnerability for pregnant women. This study underscores the need for better access to prenatal care and routine screening for violence exposure during pregnancy for …

  • Health care and illegality

    Open AccessHans Wolff, Hans Stalder et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2005Citada por: 11Referências: 16

  • Bermerkung zur Katagraphefrage

    Hans Wolff, Hans J WolffARTICLEChronique d Egypte1982