Sex differences in pre-incarceration mental illness, substance use, injury and sexually transmitted infections and health service utilization: a longitudinal linkage study of people serving federal sentences in Ontario

Abstract Background People who experience incarceration have poorer health than the general population. Yet, we know little about the health and health service utilization of people during the critical period prior to their incarceration, relative to during incarceration and post-release. In this st...

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Main Authors: Tenzin Butsang, Arthur McLuhan, Leslie A. Keown, Kinwah Fung, Flora I. Matheson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Health & Justice
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-023-00218-9