| Autor: |
Aluko OO; Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Esan OT; Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Agboola UA; Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Ajibade AA; Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., John OM; Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Obadina OD; Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Afolabi OT; Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. |
| Abstrakt: |
Poorly maintained living conditions and infrastructure are the banes of Nigerian prisons. The study investigated its environmental conditions and the prevalent diseases among inmates.The descriptive, cross-sectional study enrolled 420-inmates through a multistage sampling technique. Pre-tested instruments were administered and results presented with descriptive and logistic regression to identify predictors of toilet-cleaning and handwashing practices at P ∝ 0.05.The mean(±SD) age and modal inmates/cell were 30±7.2 years and 36. Most inmates were males (97%), await-trial (79%) and lives in overcrowded cells (58%). Sixty-nine percent of free-cells has pour-flush toilets and 36% waits for 2-5 minutes before accessing toilets.Fifty-three percent of inmates clean latrines with water and soap, 71% burn solid waste while handwashing period-prevalence was 36%. Religion, toilet-cleaning, and education were predictors of handwashing while types of toilets and access predict toilet-cleaning behaviour. Malaria (81.1%) and scabies (7.3%) were endemic. The prison rehabilitation shall satisfy basic life needs and promote prisoners' health. |
