Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Related to COVID-19 and Its Determinants Among Prisoners, Southern Ethiopia.
Sisay MogesBereket Abrham LajoreDejene Ermias MekangoTekle Ejajo WontamoDesta ErkaloAbinet Arega SadoreLolemo Kelbiso HanforeHabtamu TamratPublished in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness (2023)
The majority of the prisoners had limited understanding and poor preventive strategies application toward COVID-19. Being male, living in a rural area, having a low educational standing, and being a farmer were related to limited knowledge, negative attitude, and poor practice toward COVID-19. Furthermore, having little understanding was linked with poor practice toward COVID-19. As a result, the focus should be on convicts, creating awareness, and addressing specific socioeconomic features of prisoners, as well as boosting COVID-19 preventive activities that should get attention in the prison.