Journal article
Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes among Incarcerated Women in Canada: A Scoping Review
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Women are the fastest growing population in Canadian prisons. Incarceration can limit access to essential health services, increase health risks and disrupt treatment and supports. Despite legal requirements to provide care at professionally accepted standards, evidence suggests imprisonment undermines sexual and reproductive health. This scoping review asks, "What is known about the sexual and reproductive health of people …
Authors
Paynter M; Heggie C; McKibbon S; Martin-Misener R; Iftene A; Murphy GT
Journal
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 72–86
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
March 2022
DOI
10.1177/0844562120985988
ISSN
0844-5621