Objective. To understand the needs and health profile of men incarcerated in the Pau dos Ferros Regional Criminal Complex (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil). Methodology. Quanti-qualitative research conducted with 30 men incarcerated in November 2012. Semi-structured interviews were the primary data collection method. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis of the speeches were used for data analysis. Results. The participants' health profile, resulting from deficits in living conditions prior to their imprisonment, is heightened by the degrading conditions of their prison stay, and plays a role in their exclusion and lack of care when admitted as prisoners. The disorders and symptoms most often self-reported by participants were: headache (86.6%), respiratory infections (66.6%), diarrhea (60.0%), stress (60.0%), and depression or deep sadness (56.6%). The responses showed that there is a social gap, especially related to health care, in the prison complex. Conclusion. We recognize a need to ensure the physical and moral integrity of inmates, which is compromised by life in prison; the inmates' health problems and needs differ from those of the general population, and require solutions; the inmates' health-disease process deteriorates due to the mere situation of entering the prison system; the inmates' health problems and health needs are treated with palliative and / or no assistance by those legally responsible for their protection; few human and financial resources exist to ensure health actions for the inmates; and there are no interventions or actions of disease prevention and health promotion.Key words: vulnerable populations; delivery of health care; prisons; morbidity. Perfil de salud de los hombres privados de libertad en cárcelesObjetivo. Conocer las necesidades y el perfil de salud de los hombres privados de la libertad en el Complexo Penal Regional de Pau dos Ferros (Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil). Metodología. Investigación con enfoque cuali-cuantitativo realizado en noviembre de 2012 en el que participaron 30 hombres privados de la libertad en la cárcel en estudio. Para la recolección de la 270 • Invest Educ Enferm. 2015;33 (2) información se utilizó una entrevista semiestructurada. El análisis de datos fue mediante estadística descriptiva y análisis temático de los discursos. Resultados. El perfil de salud de los participantes fue el resultado de los déficits en las condiciones de vida previas al régimen de prisión, siendo agravado por las condiciones inhumanas de la permanencia en la cárcel, teniendo como consecuencia la exclusión y la falta de asistencia cuando los ingresaron como reclusos. Las enfermedades y los síntomas más frecuentemente reportados por los participantes fueron: dolor de cabeza (86.6%), infecciones respiratorias (66.6%), la diarrea (60.0%), el estrés (60.0%) y la depresión o la tristeza profunda (56.6%). Los discursos mostraron que existe una brecha social relacionada especialmente con la asistencia en salud en el complejo penal. Conclusión. Se reconoce la necesidad de garantiz...
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