Table 6.
Papers reporting on the prevalence of TBI among female offenders
| References | Country | Population | Number of women | Age range, years (mean) | Method used | Definition of TBI | Prevalence rate among women (with LOC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis et al. (1986) | United States | 15 | 2 | NR | Psychiatric and neurological evaluation, psychological evaluation | All head injuries | 100% (NR) |
| Sarapata et al. (1998) | United States | 61 | 7 | NR (NR) | |||
| Hux et al. (1998) | United States | 316 | 105 | 11–20 (15.3) | Questionnaire sent to the parents | Blow to the head | 37% (NR) |
| Hawley and Maden (2003) | United States | 113 | 10 | NR | Interview and questionnaire | Head injury with/without LOC | 70% (NR) |
| Slaughter et al. (2003) | United States | 69 | 6 | NR for women | Interview | Mild/moderate and severe TBI | 83% (NR) |
| Brewer‐Smyth et al. (2004) | United States | 113 | 113 | 18–58 (33.2) | Interview and physical examination | TBI with LOC/coma | 42% (42%) |
| Colantonio et al. (2007) | Canada | 394 | 64 | ? – (39.9) | Retrospective chart reviews | TBI with or without LOC/mechanism | 10.9% (NR) |
| Diamond et al. (2007) | United States | 225 | 118 | 20–58 (36) | TBIQ | According to CDC definition (M, M, S) | NR |
| Perron and Howard (2008) | United States | 723 | 94 | 11–20 | Interview | Head injury with LOC>20 mn | 9.5% |
| Gunter et al. (2009) | United States | 330 | 116 | Not specified – (33.9) | Interview and self‐report | Concussion with or without LOC > 5 mn | NR (NR) |
| Bogner and Corrigan (2009) | United States | 210 | 105 | 18–55 | Ohio State UniversityTBI identification methoda | According to CDC definition (for MILD TBI) | NR (NR) |
| Shiroma et al. (2010) | M‐A | 4865 | 387 | NR | Meta‐analysis | All TBI or TBI with LOC | 69.9% (55.28%) |
| Farrer and Hedges (2011) | M‐A | 5049 | NR | NR | Meta‐analysis | Any TBI reported as such | NR for women |
| Ferguson et al. (2012) | United States | 636 | 316 | 19–63 (35.8) | Interview + Ohio State UniversityTBI identification method | TBI with alteration of consciousness/TBI with LOC | 72% |
| Colantonio et al. (2014) | Canada | 235 | 104 | 18–45 (NR) | Interview (cf. Slaughter 2003) | TBI/LOC (< or > 30 min) | 37.3% (30%) |
| Durand et al. (2016) | France | 1148 | 100 | 14–67 (30.3) | Questionnaire | Mild/moderate and severe TBI | 21% (14%) |
| Totalb | 914 | 44% | |||||
| Totalc | 896 | 39% |
a
Head Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.
b
Excluding studies where the percentage of TBI has not been rated and meta‐analysis (M‐A).
c
Studies with more than 50 women with known rate of TBI, excluding meta‐analysis.