Social determinants of health in male forensic patients admitted at a tertiary psychiatric hospital in South Africa

Keabetswe Mogase, Tshepiso Moeketsi and Funeka B Sokudela

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2022, vol. 68, issue 8, 1806-1814

Abstract: Introduction: Social factors are increasingly being used to determine health outcomes. The concept of social determinants of health has been used to shape policies that address disparities. There is a paucity of such studies in the forensic setting. This study aimed to use social determinants of health to identify social factors that are associated with being a male forensic patient. Methods: The study was a retrospective two-group (forensic and non-forensic) comparison clinical record review. Association was identified through independent and multivariate statistical analysis. Results: The study sample comprised of 296 patients, 56.4% ( n = 167) of which were non-forensic. The majority of the sample was black African, 50 years and older, single, unemployed and had attended main-stream schooling. Race ( p

Keywords: State patients; social determinants of health; social factors; social disparities; social injustice; Criminal Procedure Act; Mental Health Care Act (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/00207640211060261

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