How secured and safe is the sanitation and hygiene services in a maximum-security correctional facility in Southwest Nigeria: a descriptive cross-sectional study

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 inst...

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Published inInternational journal of environmental health research Vol. 32; no. 10; pp. 2200 - 2217
Main Authors Aluko, Olufemi O., Esan, Oluwaseun T., Agboola, Umar A., Ajibade, A.A, John, O. M., Obadina, O. D., Afolabi, Olusegun T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis 03.10.2022
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
Cleaning
Cleaning behavior
Cross-sectional studies
Environmental conditions
Handwashing sequence
Hygiene
inmates
Living conditions
Malaria
overcrowding
Plumbing fixtures
prison accommodation
prison sanitation
Prisoners
Prisons
Rehabilitation
Sanitation
Scabies
Security
Solid wastes
Toilet facilities
Toilets
Vector-borne diseases
Nigeria
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0960-3123
1369-1619
DOI:10.1080/09603123.2021.1949438