A cross-sectional study on health status of convicted prisoners in a central jail of central India

Abstract

: Health care in prisons is one of the neglected health areas in our country, looking in to the health problem of prisons will show us a way for the approach in providing a healthcare for prisoners.The planning and implementing prevention strategies and interventions can bring about long-term reductions in expenditure on criminal justice, health and other services. There is clear evidence that well planned crime prevention strategies not only prevent crime and victimization, but also promote community safety and contribute to the sustainable development of countries. This study aims to assess the health status of convicted prisoners along with study socio-demographic profile of prisoners and to give suitable recommendation based on study findings. A cross-sectional study was conducted among convicted prisoners of central jail in central India for the period of one year (July 2021 to July 2022). This study was conducted among 225 convicted prisoners by using Pre-designed and pretested proforma.participant was selected by systemic random sampling. Face to face interview was carried out for obtaining data.: Data was checked for consistency and completeness and entered in SPSS 20. Descriptive statistics like mean, standard deviation and percentages was will be used to describe the findings. : It is observe that 153 (68%) were anaemic followed by 111(49%) participants were depressed, 59 (26%) had hypertension, 16(7.1%) had type II DM, 11(4.8%) had mental illness, 20(8.8%) had ringworm infestation, 11(4.8%) had Asthma, 7(3.1%) had haemorrhoids, 27 (12%) complained of low back pain, 3(1.3%) had epilepsy.