Objective:

The stigmatisation of incarceration has significant negative effects on the health and well-being of individuals and communities. At the University of British Columbia in Canada, an undergraduate course on prison health included instruction by people with lived experience of incarceration as part of a teaching approach aimed to reduce stigma. In this study, we sought to understand the impact of this course as described by students.

Design:

Qualitative interviews with students who completed the course in 2017 were conducted by another former student of the course. Interviews were transcribed and interpretive descriptive methods were used to elucidate findings.

Results:

Nine former students participated in the study, eight (89%) were women and the median age was 23 years. Analysis yielded the following themes: (1) learning from people with lived experience, (2) de-mystifying through knowledge and understanding, (3) broadened perspectives and self-reflection, (4) future choices and actions and (5) changing views on incarceration.

Conclusion:

Findings suggest that approaches to address stigma in teaching prison health in an undergraduate course provided students with a deepened understanding of health inequities and determinants of health; increased feelings of compassion and interest in health equity for populations impacted by incarceration; and fostered opportunities for reflection, critical thinking and broadened perspectives.

中文翻译：

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大学生对监狱卫生课程影响的看法

客观的：

监禁的污名化对个人和社区的健康和福祉具有重大的负面影响。在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学的一所监狱卫生本科课程中，包括有丰富监禁经验的人的指导，这是旨在减少污名化的教学方法的一部分。在这项研究中，我们试图了解学生描述的这门课程的影响。

设计：

由另一位该课程的前任学生对2017年完成该课程的学生进行了定性访谈。记录访谈内容，并使用解释性描述性方法阐明调查结果。

结果：

九名以前的学生参加了这项研究，其中八名（89％）是女性，中位年龄为23岁。分析产生了以下主题：（1）向经验丰富的人学习；（2）通过知识和理解去神秘化；（3）广阔的视野和自我反思；（4）未来的选择和行动；（5）改变看法在监禁中。

结论：

研究结果表明，在本科课程中解决监狱健康问题时要消除污名化的方法使学生对健康不平等和健康决定因素有了更深的了解；受监禁影响的人们对同情心和对健康公平的兴趣增强；并培养了反思，批判性思维和广阔视野的机会。