Olugbenga-Bello A I, Adeoye O A, Osagbemi K G
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), P.M.B. 4400, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.
Department of Community Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 4008, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Int J Reprod Med. 2013;2013:451460. doi: 10.1155/2013/451460. Epub 2013 Mar 26.
Introduction. All over the world, numbers of prisoners have being increasing with majority in the sexually active age group; hence diseases such as HIV, Tuberculosis and Hepatitis are more prevalent in prisons than in the community. This study thus aims to provide an overview of the reproductive health status of adult prison inmates in Osun State. Methodology. This is a cross-sectional study among adult inmates in Osun State prison. Data was obtained from 209 selected respondents using pre-tested semi structured questionnaire. Result. Majority of the respondents were in the age group 20-39 years with mean age of 30.9 + 7.5. 73.2% are aware of STIs, 93.3% HIV/AIDS and 81.3% contraception. 54.6% had multiple sexual partners before incarceration and 23.3% of them used condom always. 89.5% were not involved in any sexual practice inside the prison, 9.1% masturbated and 1.4% had homosexual partners. Less than 6% had access to male condoms gotten from prison staffs and prison clinics. Conclusion and recommendation. No comprehensive reproductive health care system to address reproductive health services in prisons. Respondents' knowledge about STIs, HIV/AIDS and contraception is good, but their condom usage is low compared with the knowledge. Government should put in place specific reproductive health programmes in prisons.
引言。在世界各地，囚犯人数一直在增加，其中大多数处于性活跃年龄组；因此，诸如艾滋病毒、结核病和肝炎等疾病在监狱中比在社区中更为普遍。因此，本研究旨在概述奥孙州成年监狱囚犯的生殖健康状况。方法。这是一项对奥孙州监狱成年囚犯进行的横断面研究。使用预先测试的半结构化问卷从209名选定的受访者那里获取数据。结果。大多数受访者年龄在20 - 39岁之间，平均年龄为30.9 ± 7.5岁。73.2%的人知晓性传播感染，93.3%知晓艾滋病毒/艾滋病，81.3%知晓避孕方法。54.6%的人在入狱前有多个性伴侣，其中23.3%的人总是使用避孕套。89.5%的人在监狱内未参与任何性行为，9.1%的人自慰，1.4%的人有同性伴侣。不到6%的人能够从监狱工作人员和监狱诊所获得男用避孕套。结论与建议。没有全面的生殖保健系统来解决监狱中的生殖健康服务问题。受访者对性传播感染、艾滋病毒/艾滋病和避孕的了解良好，但与知识水平相比，他们的避孕套使用率较低。政府应在监狱中制定具体的生殖健康计划。
