Saliu Abdulsalam, Akintunde Babatunde
Department of Community Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso 201, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Int J Reprod Med. 2014;2014:364375. doi: 10.1155/2014/364375. Epub 2014 Sep 25.
Prisoners are at special risk for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) because of overcrowded prisons, unprotected sex and sexual assault, occurrence of sexual practices that are risky to health, unsafe injecting practices, and inadequate HIV prevention, care, and support services. This study aimed to describe the knowledge, attitude, and preventive practices towards HIV/AIDS by male inmates in Ogbomoso Prison at Oyo State, South West Nigeria. This was a cross-sectional study. A simple random sampling method was employed to select 167 male participants and data were collected using pretested structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. The data were collated and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 17. Fifty (29.9%) were in the age group 20-24 years with mean age of 30.99 ± 11.41. About half (50.3%) had been married before incarceration. Family and friends (30%), health care workers (25%), prison staff (20%), and mass media (25%) were the commonest sources of information on HIV/AIDS. Knowledge about HIV was found to be high (94.6%). About 68.9% believed that people with the disease should be avoided. The knowledge about HIV/AIDS among inmates was high, but misconceptions about HIV/AIDS are still rife among the prisoners and educational programs would be required to correct this.
由于监狱过度拥挤、无保护性行为和性侵犯、存在危害健康的性行为、不安全的注射行为以及艾滋病毒预防、护理和支持服务不足，囚犯感染人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）的风险特别高。本研究旨在描述尼日利亚西南部奥约州奥格博莫索监狱男性囚犯对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的知识、态度和预防措施。这是一项横断面研究。采用简单随机抽样方法选取167名男性参与者，并使用预先测试的结构化访谈问卷收集数据。数据使用社会科学统计软件包第17版进行整理和分析。50人（29.9%）年龄在20 - 24岁之间，平均年龄为30.99±11.41。约一半（50.3%）在入狱前已结婚。家庭和朋友（30%）、医护人员（25%）、监狱工作人员（20%）和大众媒体（25%）是关于艾滋病毒/艾滋病最常见的信息来源。发现对艾滋病毒的了解程度较高（94.6%）。约68.9%的人认为应避免与患病者接触。囚犯中关于艾滋病毒/艾滋病的知识水平较高，但对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的误解在囚犯中仍然很普遍，需要开展教育项目来纠正这一情况。
