THE RIGHT TO HEALTH IN PRISON:
RESULTS OF A NATIONWIDE SURVEY AND REPORT
Table 5: Medical Records Obtained by the Prison based on Gender
Men
Health record
obtained
Health record not
obtained
Not Sure
Total
Women
3609 (77%)
551 (73%)
4160 (77%)
677 (15%)
135 (18%)
812 (15%)
372 (8%)
66 (9%)
438 (8%)
4658 (100%)
752 (100%)
5410 (100%)
69 (1.3% of the
total 5479)
No Response
Total
Source: Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, 2014
3.11 Obtaining medical records was less likely for female prisoners, in
comparison to male prisoners, and less likely for prisoners on remand
(Table 6).
Table 6: Medical Records Obtained by the Prison based on Type of Imprisonment
Remand
Convicted
Total
643 (65%)
3436 (80%)
4079 (77%)
216 (22%)
582 (14%)
798 (15%)
Not Sure
136 (14%)
290 (7%)
426 (8%)
Total
995 (100%)
4308 (100%)
5303 (100%)
Health record
obtained
Health record not
obtained
176 (3.2% of
the total 5479)
No Response
Source: Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, 2014
3.12 In this regard, the Commission takes note of the feedback received from
the Prisons Department of Malaysia :
“Prisoners who are healthy without any medical problems and
did not receive any treatment from prison clinic do not have any
medical records at the clinic”.
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