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Revision as of 19:06, 12 May 2019 by Gns89 (talk | contribs) (→Socioeconomic factors)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Prisoners in Australia are generally from a disadvantaged socioeconomic background, and often have higher rates of tobacco smoking, illicit drug use and alcohol consumption in comparison to the general public. The disadvantages in socioeconomic background produce a significant disparity in health between prisoners and the general public in Australia. The health of prisoners is an ongoing issue in Australia requiring assessment, as the health status of prisoners project onto the society of Australia.
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic factors correlate directly to health and wellbeing in Australia.
Common socioeconomic factors of prisoners in Australia that reflect onto the health and wellbeing include cultural background, education and family relationships/upbringing.
Cultural Background
The majority of prisoners in custody are born in Australia, at eighty-one percent. Three percent are born in New Zealand, two percent are born in Vietnam, two percent are born in the United Kingdom and the remaining eleven percent from other countries.
Education
"Education is one of the recognised social detriments to health, with lower levels of education being strongly associated with poorer health"
Family
Physical Health
As with the general public, there are diverse physical health conditions that arise for prisoners in Australia. Some of the most common health problems include; asthma, cancer, diabetes and complications to oral health.
Asthma
Arthritis
Cancer
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Oral Health
Infectious Diseases
Sexually Transmissible Infections
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Mental Health
Self-harm
Health services
While Australians have access to free and subsidised healthcare in the form of medicare, prisoners are not granted medicare and are therefore not granted access to free and subsidised healthcare.
Generally, nurses are predominantly the first
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References
- The health of Australia's prisoners 2015. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 2015. ISBN 978-1-74249-866-9.