Brazil has the third largest prison population in the world. In 2016, the female prison population reached a total of 42,000, representing an increase of 656% compared to that recorded in the early 2000s. The objective was to analyze the sexual and reproductive characteristics of women prisoners in Brazil; Draw the sociodemographic and prison profile of women incarcerated in Brazil; Characterize the sexual and ...
The objectives of this study are to know the scientific publications available on the online plat-forms on the treatment of wounds through hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) and to under-stand the role of nursing in the healing of wounds treated with HBO. This is a literature re-view, carried out in October 2019, in the VHL Brazil Lilacs, Scielo, Medline and Pubmed da tabases, with the inclusion criteria: publishe...
Objectives: To estimate hypertension prevalence and associated factors among fe male correctional officers (FCO) in female Brazilian prisons. Methods: Cross-sectional, analytical study conducted in 15 female prisons in all five Brazilian regions between January 2014 and December 2015. The study population consisted of correctional officers with at least 6 months in the position. The sam pling included 40% of FC...
Background: Brazil has the third largest prison population in the world. In 2016, the female prison population totaled 42,000, an increase of 656% over the population recorded in the early 2000s. The objective of this study was to describe the socialeconomic and reproductive health of women in Brazilian prisons, and the specific assistance received within the prison system. Methods: This is a first of its kind ...