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PROFILE AND SEXUAL PRACTICES OF INMATES IN A CORRECTIONAL SERVICE FACILITY IN NORTH-WEST NIGERIA
Abstract
ual activity is continuous in various forms behind bar, regardless ofthe stringent rules. However, little is known about such behavioursduring incarceration in Katsina State, Nigeria. This study aimed todetermine the sociodemographic and forensic characteristics aswell as sexual practices among prison inmates in Katsina. Adescriptive cross-sectional study was done to collect data of 216inmates using semi-structured questionnaires from September 242018Prisoners are not exempted from sexual desire. Therefore, sex- to November 9th, 2018 (6 weeks) at Katsina Centralth,
Correctional Service. Data was analyzed using IBM StatisticalPackage for Social Sciences software (SPSS) Version 20. Themean (± Standard deviation, SD) ages of respondents were31.5±10.9 years. Most of the respondents (94%) were male, almost
Correspondence: Aishatu Yusha’u Armiya’u, Department of Psychiatry,Forensic Psychiatry Unit, Jos University Teaching Hospital, PlateauState, Nigeria. Tel.: +2348035899338 E-mail: aarmiyau@gmail.com
Key words: Correctional service; inmates; Nigeria; sexual desire. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.