Assessing incarcerated women's physical and mental health status and needs in a Swiss prison: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Aurélie Augsburger (Author), Céline Neri (Author), Patrick Bodenmann (Author), Bruno Gravier (Author), Véronique Jaquier (Author), Carole Clair (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Women make up 5% of the European prison population on average. Almost invisible in prison and health research, and suffering the stigma associated with female offending, incarcerated women are often forgotten, and their specific healthcare needs remain much ignored. Combining fac...