Abstract
This study examined the numbers and types of female inmate health care requests, the health care providers used to service the requests, and if there was a relationship between the number of requests and time incarcerated. The most frequent requests were for medications, infections, and dental, gynecological, and gastrointestinal difficulties. Physicians provided health care services more frequently than nurses and nurse practitioners. Inmates with shorter incarcerations had both more health care requests and used health care provider services more frequently than inmates with prolonged incarcerations. The authors recommend that more resources need to be allocated to cover the health care needs of female inmates with short-term incarcerations.
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