TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - A picture of the socioeconomic and sexual reality of women prisoners
JO  - Acta paulista de enfermagem
A1  - Oliveira Nicolau, Ana Izabel
A1  - Ribeiro, Samila Gomes
A1  - Amorim Lessa, Paula Renata
A1  - Monte, Alana Santos
A1  - do Nascimento Ferreira, Rita de Cassia
A1  - Bezerra Pinheiro, Ana Karina
SP  - 386
EP  - 392
VL  - 25
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the socioeconomic and sexual profile of prisoners. <br><br>METHODS: A study using a quantitative approach, transversal and descriptive, involving 155 prisoners. Data collection was performed from January to March, 2010, in the female penitentiary in the State of Ceara (Brazil), and included data on socioeconomic and sexual characteristics. <br><br>RESULTS: Most of the young Brazilian women were single with low educational levels and family income, imprisoned for drug trafficking. There was early first sexual intercourse, with stability and little variety of sexual partners. Being a prisoner, using drugs and possessing tattoos / piercings represented common aspects of the participants and their partners. The homo / bisexuality, and prostitution were strongly present. STDs before or after the arrest showed little expression. The guarantee of achievement of conjugal visits and the obtaining of preventive screening still faces major obstacles. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Despite the vulnerabilities encountered, it was concluded that strategies to promote sexual health in the prison environment should encompass the complexity of the peculiarities experienced by prisoners.<p />
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SN  - 0103-2100
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -