Correlates of Preincarceration Health Care Use Among Women and Men in Jail.
| dc.contributor.author | Ramaswamy, Megha | |
| dc.contributor.author | Diaz, Francisco | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pankey, Tyson | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hunt, Suzanne L | |
| dc.contributor.author | Park, Andrew | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kelly, Patricia J | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-03T12:45:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-04-03T12:45:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-07 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-04-03T12:45:45Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Although women and men in jails bear a burden of health problems, little is known about factors associated with their health care use. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of preincarceration health care use with 596 jail inmates. Descriptive statistics and correlates of participants' health care use were assessed. A year before incarceration, 54% of participants used an emergency room, 24% were hospitalized, and 39% used primary care. Correlates of health care use included gender, health insurance status, and drug dependence. For participants without mental health problems, use was associated with living in neighborhoods where a higher percentage of residents did not complete high school. Findings suggest individual and community factors that can be targeted by reentry programs to improve health care use after jail. | |
| dc.identifier | 21/3/286 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1078-3458 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1940-5200 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | ||
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Mary Ann Liebert Inc | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care | |
| dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1177/1078345815588663 | |
| dc.subject | Humans | |
| dc.subject | Substance-Related Disorders | |
| dc.subject | Cross-Sectional Studies | |
| dc.subject | Mental Health | |
| dc.subject | Sex Factors | |
| dc.subject | Health Status | |
| dc.subject | Socioeconomic Factors | |
| dc.subject | Adult | |
| dc.subject | Middle Aged | |
| dc.subject | Prisoners | |
| dc.subject | Health Services | |
| dc.subject | Insurance Coverage | |
| dc.subject | Insurance, Health | |
| dc.subject | Female | |
| dc.subject | Male | |
| dc.title | Correlates of Preincarceration Health Care Use Among Women and Men in Jail. | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | Pankey, Tyson|0000-0002-1301-5936 | |
| pubs.begin-page | 286 | |
| pubs.end-page | 297 | |
| pubs.issue | 3 | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke | |
| pubs.organisational-group | School of Medicine | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Clinical Science Departments | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | |
| pubs.volume | 21 |
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