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Health and ageing of Australia's prisoners 2018
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Topic: People in prison
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2020) Health and ageing of Australia's prisoners 2018, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 20 April 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Health and ageing of Australia's prisoners 2018. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Health and ageing of Australia's prisoners 2018. AIHW, 2020.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Health and ageing of Australia's prisoners 2018. Canberra: AIHW; 2020.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020, Health and ageing of Australia's prisoners 2018, AIHW, Canberra.
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Older prisoners in Australia are a growing part of Australia’s prison population—since 2009, those aged 45 and over increased by 79%. This report explores the social, economic and lifestyle factors that could impact on older people’s health in prison. Older people in prison were more likely to have a chronic health condition, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and be prescribed medications for these conditions compared to younger people.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-693-9
- Cat. no: PHE 269
- Pages: 16
Findings from this report:
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Older prison entrants were 1.6 times as likely as younger prison entrants to drink alcohol 4 or more times per week
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Younger prison entrants were 1.6 times as likely as older prison entrants to recently have used illicit substances
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Older prison entrants were 1.7 times as likely as younger prison entrants to have a chronic physical health condition
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Around 2 in 5 older prisoners and 1 in 10 younger prisoners received blood pressure medications