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Outcome measure epidemiological of female inmates in West Amazon, Brazil
Introduction: the prison system in the Brazilian state of Acre,
located in the Western region of the Amazon, is a branch of the
criminal justice system that has been suffering from issues such
as overcrowding and growth in internal organized crime. The
prevalence of these matters directly affects the resocialization
of prisoners and inhibits the successful re-engineering of their
social values and beliefs.
Objective: to analyze the epidemiological profile of jailed
women in the State of Acre, Brazil.
Methods: in a cross-sectional descriptive study, 129 participants
were recruited from female penitentiaries in the state of Acre.
Conducted between August and December of 2017, data
was collected through a validated questionnaire, divided into
modules, using both open and closed-ended items.
Results: we found that most women who participated in the
study were single (n = 86, 66.7%), had brown skin (n = 93,
72.1%), had children (n=102, 79.1%), resided in the state of
Acre (n=117, 90.5%). The mean age of the sample was 27.69
years. Among those participants who reported having partners
(n = 40, 31%), we found that half had partners who were also
incarcerated (n = 20, 50%). The study results also indicate that
drug trafficking (n = 86, 66.7%) was the major cause for female
incarceration, followed by homicide crime (n = 16, 12.4%). Over
half of the participants were in prison for the first time (n = 75,
58.1%), with a high recidivism rate observed in the total sample
(n = 54, 41.9%). A majority of the participants (n = 97, 75.2%)
kept in touch with members of their families and a smaller
portion (n = 15, 11.6%) received conjugal visits. With regard to
social activities, slightly more than half (n = 75, 58.1%) worked
and the majority (n = 114, 88.4%) did not study while jailed.
Conclusion: the difficulties associated with accessing inmate
data and the lack of peer-reviewed studies on inmate health
in Brazil suggests that the public policies recommended by
the PNSSP and the National Policy for Comprehensive Health
Care for Women should be reevaluated