RT Article
T1 Factors Associated With Physical and Psychological Health Outcomes Among Inmate Women in Portugal
JF Women & criminal justice
VO 34
IS 3
SP 211
OP 226
A1 Alves, Joana
A2 Gonçalves, Mariana
A2 Maia, Ângela da Costa
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1891167138
AB This study aims to identify the variables associated with self-reported physical and psychological symptoms and the perceived health status of inmate women in Portugal. Data collection took place in two female Portuguese prisons and participated in the study 232 women. Physical symptomatology was associated with having children, physical abuse in childhood, a higher number of chronic diseases, and anxiety. Older women, the experience of sexual abuse, and chronic diseases were associated with a worse perception of physical health. Psychological symptoms were higher in women that reported substance abuse before prison, chronic diseases, anxiety, and depression. Finally, a combination of the prior variables (sexual abuse, anxiety, and depression) and three additional variables (lower education level, not having contact with mental health services before prison, and being already sentenced) was associated with worse perceptions of mental health conditions. These findings can be used as a platform for future research, as well as a tool for prison policy regarding the particular gender health needs of inmate women.
K1 symptoms
K1 Prison
K1 inmate women
K1 health status
K1 juridical status
K1 Chronic Disease
DO 10.1080/08974454.2022.2074611