Traumatic brain injury among female offenders in a prison population: results of the FleuryTBI study.

Aim: The study was designed to estimate the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a French prison population of female offenders, study the variables known to be associated with TBI, and compare our results with those obtained among male offenders as described in a previous paper.

Participants: All female offenders (adults and juveniles) consecutively admitted to Fleury-Mérogis prison over a 3-month period were included in the study.

Method: During the admission procedure, female offenders were interviewed by healthcare staff using a self-reported questionnaire.