RT Article
T1 Assessment of the Health Status of Women in Prison: A Comparison between Drug Users versus Non-users
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 67
IS 16
SP 1615
OP 1629
A1 Alves, Joana
A2 Martinho, Gabriela
A2 Gonçalves, Mariana
A2 Maia, Ângela da Costa
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1869952340
AB This study aims to analyze the history of substances use, clinical diagnoses, contacts with healthcare, and health complaints. Also, it aims to compare the health status of substance users versus non-users. Health records of 93 detained women from a prison in northern Portugal, with a mean age of 38.02 years old, were reviewed and coded using both International Classification of Primary Care—2 and International Classification of Diseases—10th. Data revealed high percentages of detainees with a history of substance use and pre-existing clinical diagnosis. During the first month of imprisonment, on average, participants had complained to a health professional 14.63 times. Substance users were younger and presented more mental health problems and health complaints. Health policies and professional practices in prison must include immediate assessment of a woman’s health concerns and foster the development of efficient protocols to address those problems, especially substance use disorder treatment.
K1 health complaints
K1 prison health care
K1 clinical diagnosis
K1 Substance Use
K1 health records
K1 detained women
DO 10.1177/0306624X221132218