NDLI: Access to primary care in adults in a provincial correctional facility in Ontario

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Green, Samantha Foran, Jessica Kouyoumdjian, Fiona G.
Abstract	Background Little is known about access to primary care either prior to or following incarceration in Canada. International data demonstrate that the health of people in prisons and jails is poor, and access to primary care in the community may be inadequate for incarcerated persons. We aimed to describe the primary care experience of adults in custody in a provincial correctional facility in Ontario in the 12 months prior to admission. Methods We conducted a written survey, and invited all persons in the institution to participate, excluding those in segregation. Results One hundred and twenty-five persons participated, 16.8 % of whom were women. The median age was 33. In the 12 months prior to admission to custody, 32.2 % (95 % CI 23.5–40.8 %) of respondents did not have a family doctor or other primary care provider and 48.2 % (95 % CI 38.8–57.6 %) had unmet health needs. Participants reported a mean of 2.1 (SD = 2.8) emergency department visits in the 12 months prior to admission. Conclusions Study participants report a lack of access to primary care, a high mean number of emergency department visits, and high unmet health care needs in the 12 months prior to incarceration. Time in custody may present an opportunity for connecting this population with primary care and improving health.
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Page Count	8
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ISSN	17560500
DOI	10.1186/s13104-016-1935-4
Journal	BMC Research Notes
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	9
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2016-02-29
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Biomedicine Medicine Public Health Life Sciences Detention Prison Incarceration Primary care Medicine/Public Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Medicine
Journal Impact Factor	1.6/2023

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