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Medical homelessness and candidacy: women transiting between prison and community health care

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal for Equity in Health, July 2017
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Title
Medical homelessness and candidacy: women transiting between prison and community health care
Published in
International Journal for Equity in Health, July 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12939-017-0627-6
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Penelope Abbott, Parker Magin, Joyce Davison, Wendy Hu

Abstract

Women in contact with the prison system have high health needs. Short periods in prison and serial incarcerations are common. Examination of their experiences of health care both in prison and in the community may assist in better supporting their wellbeing and, ultimately, decrease their risk of returning to prison. We interviewed women in prisons in Sydney, Australia, using pre-release and post-release interviews. We undertook thematic analysis of the combined interviews, considering them as continuing narratives of their healthcare experiences. We further reviewed the findings using the theoretical lens of candidacy to generate additional insights on healthcare access. Sixty-nine interviews were conducted with 40 women pre-release and 29 of these post-release. Most had histories of substance misuse. Women saw prison as an opportunity to address neglected health problems, but long waiting lists impeded healthcare delivery. Both in prison and in the community, the dual stigmas of substance misuse and being a prisoner could lead to provider judgements that their claims to care were not legitimate. They feared they would be blocked from care even if seriously ill. Family support, self-efficacy, assertiveness, overcoming substance misuse, compliance with health system rules and transitional care programs increased their personal capacity to access health care. For women in transition between prison and community, healthcare access could be experienced as 'medical homelessness' in which women felt caught in a perpetual state of waiting and exclusion during cycles of prison- and community-based care. Their healthcare experiences were characterized by ineffectual attempts to access care, transient relationships with healthcare providers, disrupted medical management and a fear that stigma would prevent candidacy to health care even in the event of serious illness. Consideration of the vulnerabilities and likely points of exclusion for women in contact with the criminal justice system will assist in increasing healthcare access for this marginalised population.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 163 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 21 13%
Student > Bachelor 19 12%
Student > Master 18 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 15 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 6%
Other 21 13%
Unknown 59 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 21 13%
Medicine and Dentistry 19 12%
Social Sciences 17 10%
Psychology 17 10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 2%
Other 18 11%
Unknown 68 42%
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