Self-Perceived Impact of Oral Health on the Quality of Life of Women Deprived of Their Liberty

Table 2

Incarceration characteristics and use of health services in the prison unit, women inmates in Juiz de Fora, 2020.

Variables	Absolute frequency (n)	Relative frequency (%)
Incarceration characteristics
Reason for a prison sentence
Crime against a person	12	12.1
Crime against property	30	30.3
Drug trafficking	52	52.5
Others	5	5.1
Imprisonment time (in months)
≥1 and ≤12	45	45.4
>12 and ≤48	41	41.4
>48 and ≤96	8	8.1
>96	5	5.1
Sentence received (in years)
Up to 4	9	12.8
>4 and ≤8	27	38.6
>8	30	42.9
Did not have an answer	4	5.7
How many women share the cell?
10–15	27	27.3
16–20	26	26.2
>20	46	46.5
Mean (SD) 18.17 (4.37)
Health services in the prison unit
Health care received
Yes	90	90.9
Consultations done with dentist
Yes	58	58.6
No. of dental consultations in the past year
1	34	58.6
2	15	25.9
3	3	5.2
4	6	10.3
Tooth loss after incarceration
Yes	33	33.3
Number of teeth lost after incarceration
1	9	27.3
>1 and ≤4	16	48.5
>4	8	24.2
Mean (SD) 3.70 (3.26)
Level of satisfaction with dental service
Poor	24	37.5
Fair	18	28.1
Good	22	34.4