HEALTH STATUS OF CLIMACTERIC WOMEN IN THE PRISON SYSTEM

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i1.48235

Keywords:

Women, Prisons, Women's health, Climacteric, Nursing.

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify, based on reports, signs, symptoms and problems that affect the health of women in the climacteric period who are serving time in prison. Exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Seven climacteric women incarcerated in a female prison in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were interviewed from October 2014 to January 2015. After thematic analysis, two categories were identified: Symptoms related to the climacteric period and Problems that affect the health of women deprived of their liberty. Most interviewees reported feeling uncomfortable in the climacteric period, and having health problems in prison. Thus, climacteric, especially in situations of deprivation of liberty, should deserve greater attention of public health policies, to contribute to the improvement of the living conditions of this specific group.

Author Biographies

Rita de Cássia Ferreira dos Santos, UFF

Graduação em Enfermagem. Membro do grupo de pesquisa: Maternidade, Saúde da Mulher e da Criança, da Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa, Universidade Federal Fluminense. Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil.

Audrey Vidal Pereira, UFF

Doutor em Enfermagem. Professor Adjunto da Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa, Universidade Federal Fluminense. Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil.

Valdecyr Herdy Alves, UFF

Doutor em Enfermagem. Professor Titular da Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa, Universidade Federal Fluminense. Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil

Márcia Vieira dos Santos, UFF

Mestre em Saúde Materno Infantil. Enfermeira do sistema penitenciário do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil.

Diego Pereira Rodrigues, UFF

Mestre em Enfermagem. Professor do Centro Universitário Anhanguera de Niterói. Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil.

Giovanna Rosário Soanno Marchiori, UFF

Mestre em Saúde Materno Infantil. Professora da Faculdade Novo Milênio. Espirito Santo-ES, Brasil.

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Published

2017-01-27

How to Cite

dos Santos, R. de C. F., Pereira, A. V., Alves, V. H., dos Santos, M. V., Rodrigues, D. P., & Marchiori, G. R. S. (2017). HEALTH STATUS OF CLIMACTERIC WOMEN IN THE PRISON SYSTEM. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i1.48235

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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