HEALTH CONDITION OF IMPRISONED WOMEN: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

Authors

  • Patrícia Regina Cardoso de ALMEIDA Universidade Estadual da Paraíba
  • Renata de Souza Coelho SOARES Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública/UEPB.
  • Alexsandro Silva COURA Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública/UEPB.
  • Alessandro Leite CAVALCANTI Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública/UEPB.
  • Michelinne Oliveira Machado DUTRA Universidade Estadual da Paraíba
  • Tomás Marques de Almeida LIMA Universidade Estadual da Paraíba

Abstract

Objective: To verify how health condition of imprisoned women has been approached over the past five years. Material and Methods: This was an integrative review on the health status of women deprived of freedom over the last five years. This study was based on a basic protocol with three steps performed by two researchers and one examiner. Bibliographical searches of full articles were carried out in the databases SciELO, PubMed and LILACS. Results: A total of two articles were found in LILACS, 0 in Scielo, and 38 in PubMed. In the final step, eight articles addressing the health conditions of women in closed prisons were fully analyzed. All articles were indexed in the Medline database. The studies have addressed the health conditions of imprisoned women and characterized their profile. Both health condition and health issues were approached by the authors. Conclusion: Similar results were found in the studies concerning the health condition of imprisoned women. We observed that women deprived of freedom are more affected by health issues than the general female population and have less access to care, which is frequently provided in an improper way. Mental health diseases are evident, and biopsychosocial conditions prior to imprisonment influence the overall health condition of prisoners. DESCRIPTORS Women's Health. Prisons. Prisoners.

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Published

2016-03-16

How to Cite

ALMEIDA, P. R. C. de, SOARES, R. de S. C., COURA, A. S., CAVALCANTI, A. L., DUTRA, M. O. M., & LIMA, T. M. de A. (2016). HEALTH CONDITION OF IMPRISONED WOMEN: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 19(1), 73–80. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs/index.php/rbcs/article/view/23890

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2015)

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Review

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