The impact of imprisonment on health – What do women prisoners say?

Nicola Douglas (1) , Emma Plugge (1) , Ray Fitzpatrick (1)

1 University of Oxford

Women prisoners tend to suffer poor health on a range of indicators. This study sought to explore women prisoners' perceptions of the impact of imprisonment on their health.

Mots clés: PRISONERS; health; qualitative; women prisoners

Nicola Douglas, Emma Plugge, Ray Fitzpatrick. The impact of imprisonment on health – What do women prisoners say?. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009, 63 (9), pp.749-n/a. ⟨10.1136/jech.2008.080713⟩. ⟨hal-00477873⟩