Criminal Justice-Involved Women Navigate COVID-19: Notes From the Field.
Health Educ Behav
; 47(4): 544-548, 2020 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-209959
ABSTRACT
In March-April, 2020, we communicated with a cohort of criminal justice-involved (CJI) women to see how they were navigating COVID-19, chronic illness, homelessness, and shelter-in-place orders in Oakland, Birmingham, and Kansas City. We report on conversations with N = 35 women (out of the cohort of 474 women) and our own observations from ongoing criminal justice involvement studies. Women reported barriers to protecting themselves given widespread unstable housing and complex health needs, though many tried to follow COVID-19 prevention recommendations. Women expressed dissatisfaction with the suspension of research activities, as the pandemic contributed to a heightened need for study incentives, such as cash, emotional support, and other resources. COVID-19 is illuminating disparities between those who can follow recommended actions to prevent infection and those who lack resources to do so. Concerted efforts are required to reduce inequities that put the 1.3 million U.S. women under criminal justice supervision at risk for infection and mortality.
Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Prisoners
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Coronavirus Infections
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Health Educ Behav
Journal subject:
Behavioral Sciences
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Education
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Public Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1090198120927304
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