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

ABSTRACT:

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

SUBMITTER: Yesuf YM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11337193 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature