Prison healthcare service use and associated factors
A cross sectional study in Northwestern Ethiopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15527121 |
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| Authors | Yassin Mohammed Yesuf (0000-0002-4442-7837, University of Gondar, corresponding author), Amlaku Alemu Birhan (University of Gondar), Addisu Gedlu Birara (University of Gondar), Bewket Dereje Adimas (University of Gondar), Abebe Bahiru Bezabh (University of Gondar), Nega Gedefaw Agmase (University of Gondar) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Pages | 1426787-1426787 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1426787 |
| PMID | 39171075 |
| OpenAlex | W4401379463 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
The study found that 72.5%, 66.1% and 13.3% of the inmates, respectively, used medical services, guidance and counseling services, and psychiatric services. Inmates with primary education, with secondary education, and who know the availability of the services were more likely to use medical services. Inmates with accused status were less likely to use medical services than inmates with convict status. Divorced marital status and knowledge of the service availability were associated with high guidance and counseling service use. An increase in the length of stay in the prison was associated with a decrease in psychiatry service use while knowledge of service availability was associated with higher odds of psychiatry service use. There are high medical care service utilization while low mental health care service utilization among inmates in Northwestern Ethiopia. Results of the study implied that there is a critical need for immediate health care service promotion and education measures. Besides, there are also needs for large scale, longitudinal and potentially cross-cultural studies to better understand additional factors that influence inmates' HCS utilization
Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Family medicine · Imprisonment · Logistic regression · Marital status · Mental health · Odds · Population · Prison · Promotion (chess · Psychiatry · Service (business · Child Abuse and Trauma · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
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