The health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults who experience imprisonment globally: A mixed methods systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prison setting and health status of people who experience imprisonment increase the risks of COVID-19 infection and sequelae, and other health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives

To conduct a mixed methods systematic review on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health of people who experience imprisonment.

Data sources

We searched Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Social Sciences Abstracts, CINAHL, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Sociology Database, Coronavirus Research Database, ERIC, Proquest Dissertations and Theses, Web of Science, and Scopus in October 2021. We reviewed reference lists for included studies.

Study eligibility criteria

Original research conducted in or after

SUBMITTER: Kim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9122186 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature