Primary care utilization in people who experience imprisonment in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Access to primary care is an important determinant of health, and data are sparse on primary care utilization for people who experience imprisonment. We aimed to describe primary care utilization for persons released from prison, and to compare utilization with the general population.

Methods: We linked correctional data for all persons released from provincial prison in Ontario, Canada in 2010 with health administrative data.