title: Health education needs of incarcerated women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study identifies the healthcare education needs of incarcerated women in a state corrections facility.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a naturalistic qualitative study. Focus groups included two groups of adult women incarcerated in a state corrections facility. One group consisted of women housed in maximum security, and one group consisted of women housed in medium security. Data were analyzed using a constant comparison approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three guiding questions provided the foundation for the identified themes. Themes included six healthcare education topics important to incarcerated women and three related to health education strategies best suited for incarcerated women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Trust, respect and empowerment are key concepts in educating incarcerated women about their personal health and health of their families.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With over 200,000 women incarcerated in the United States today, creating policies and practices that focus on the healthcare education needs of women that are woman focused may enhance knowledge and skills and may ultimately lead to reduced recidivism.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Washburn University, Topeka, KS, USA.
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dinkel
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011329:Prisoners / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D036301:Qualitative Research; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Incarcerated women; health education; naturalistic design; prison nursing; qualitative nursing