Prison healthcare service use and associated factors: a cross sectional study in Northwestern Ethiopia.

Autor:	Yesuf YM; Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia., Birhan AA; Department of Social Anthropology, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia., Birara AG; Department of Social Anthropology, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia., Adimas BD; Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia., Bezabh AB; Department of Law, School of Law, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia., Agmase NG; Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in psychiatry [Front Psychiatry] 2024 Aug 06; Vol. 15, pp. 1426787. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 06 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1426787
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Studies on inmates' Health Care Service (HCS) utilization are scarce globally, infrequent in Ethiopia while findings about the factors associated with HCS utilization are inconsistent. The present study, therefore, examined inmates' HCS utilization and associated socio-demographic and imprisonment related factors in Northwestern Ethiopia. Methods: The study employed institution-based cross sectional research design and data was collected using questionnaire from 422 inmates in three prisons. The questionnaire collected data about prisoners' demographic characters, imprisonment related information and HCS utilization. Descriptive statistical techniques as well as bi-variate and multiple logistic regressions were used to analyse the data. Results and Discussions: The study found that 72.5%, 66.1% and 13.3% of the inmates, respectively, used medical services, guidance and counseling services, and psychiatric services. Inmates with primary education, with secondary education, and who know the availability of the services were more likely to use medical services. Inmates with accused status were less likely to use medical services than inmates with convict status. Divorced marital status and knowledge of the service availability were associated with high guidance and counseling service use. An increase in the length of stay in the prison was associated with a decrease in psychiatry service use while knowledge of service availability was associated with higher odds of psychiatry service use. There are high medical care service utilization while low mental health care service utilization among inmates in Northwestern Ethiopia. Results of the study implied that there is a critical need for immediate health care service promotion and education measures. Besides, there are also needs for large scale, longitudinal and potentially cross-cultural studies to better understand additional factors that influence inmates' HCS utilization. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2024 Yesuf, Birhan, Birara, Adimas, Bezabh and Agmase.)
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