Table 2 Sanitation and institutional...

Table 2

Sanitation and institutional characteristics of prison inmates in Bahir Dar Prison, North West Ethiopia, 2021

Variable	Characteristics	Frequency	%
Time of washing hands	Wash hands before eating	566	97.3
	Not wash hands before eating	16	2.7
	Wash hands after eating	564	96.9
	Not wash hands after eating	16	3.1
	Wash hands after defecation	565	97.1
	Not wash hands after defecation	17	2.9
Shower frequency/week	>=2 times/week	424	72.9
Shower frequency/week	<2 times/week	158	27.1

Variable	Characteristics	Frequency	%
Time of washing hands	Wash hands before eating	566	97.3
	Not wash hands before eating	16	2.7
	Wash hands after eating	564	96.9
	Not wash hands after eating	16	3.1
	Wash hands after defecation	565	97.1
	Not wash hands after defecation	17	2.9
Shower frequency/week	>=2 times/week	424	72.9
Shower frequency/week	<2 times/week	158	27.1

Type of dormitory

No- of class

Area of a single dormitory

No-of window for each

Average no-of prisoners in each dormitory

Average no-of prisoners share a toilet

Larger class/dormitory

30m*6m = 180m²

Small dormitory

3m*3m = 9m²

Note:

N = 582

Source: Table by authors

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