Perfil epidemiológico das mulheres presidiárias da cidade de Cajazeiras -PB.

Abstract

Over time, the number of people deprived of their liberty has been increasing significantly, with the number of female prisoners growing at a much higher rate than expected, but penitentiary institutions have not kept pace with this growth rate and consequently have not adapted to receive These women with their unique characteristics and characteristics, making the institutional environment as well as access to health by this group still low quality, inadequate, insufficient and often inoperative. The present study describes the epidemiological profile of female prisoners in the city of Cajazeiras- PB. It is a cross-sectional, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. It was developed with women deprived of their liberty in the female prison in the city of Cajazeiras - PB. The instrument used for data collection consisted of a structured questionnaire consisting of objective and subjective questions. Descriptive statistical analysis (absolute distributions, percentages, mean and standard deviation) and statistical tests were performed in software SPSS, version 20. All items set forth in Resolution 466/12 of the National Health Council, which regulates research with human beings, were obeyed in this study. It was identified that these women are mostly from 31 to 45 years of age, with companions in prison, low level of education, the family grant is the only source of income, have diagnosed diseases and receive health care, But the same is fragile and of little effectiveness. In view of these findings, we perceive the need for a greater commitment to the implantation of a prison environment that offers health care in an integral way and that minimizes the factors that contribute to the poor health conditions presented by these women, as well as offer opportunities for resocialization, So that only in this way the prison situation in the country is different from the one that persists for so long.