ABSTRACT

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.

摘要

维护不善的生活条件和基础设施是尼日利亚监狱的祸根。该研究调查了其环境条件和囚犯中流行的疾病。

这项描述性横断面研究通过多阶段抽样技术招募了 420 名囚犯。使用预先测试的工具，并使用描述性和逻辑回归呈现结果，以确定 P _∝ 0.05 时的厕所清洁和洗手习惯的预测因子。

平均 (±SD) 年龄和模态囚犯/牢房为 30±7.2 岁和 36 岁。大多数囚犯是男性 (97%)、等待审判 (79%) 和居住在过度拥挤的牢房 (58%)。69% 的自由牢房有冲水马桶，36% 的牢房要等 2-5 分钟才能上厕所。

53% 的囚犯用水和肥皂清洁厕所，71% 的囚犯燃烧固体废物，而洗手期的流行率为 36%。宗教、厕所清洁和教育是洗手的预测因素，而厕所类型和通道可以预测厕所清洁行为。疟疾（81.1%）和疥疮（7.3%）是地方病。监狱改造应当满足基本生活需要，促进囚犯健康。