TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Physical health status of individuals convicted of sexual offences: results from an Australian prisoner cohort
JO  - Journal of forensic and legal medicine
A1  - Gullotta, Mathew
A1  - Greenberg, David
A1  - Adily, Armita
A1  - Albalawi, Olayan
A1  - Karminia, Azar
A1  - Knight, Lee
A1  - Butler, Tony Gerard
SP  - e102610
EP  - e102610
VL  - 100
IS  - 
N2  - Although the poor health of prisoners poses a serious public health problem, very little is known about the health of specific offender groups. Three waves of an Australian Inmate Health Survey were used to describe the self-reported and objectively tested health of men incarcerated for sexual offences against children only (ISOC), adults only (ISOA), and against both (age-polymorphous; ISOP) compared to men incarcerated without sexual offences. ISOC and ISOP were found to have the poorest self-reported health of all groups, with higher rates of eyesight and cardiovascular problems; however, lower rates of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C as objectively measured. There are important implications for the correctional and public health systems for addressing the health needs of specific offenders.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-928X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102610
ID  - ref1
ER  -