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• TITLE: Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among inmates in Jos maximum security prison

  AUTHORS: Aishatu Y. Armiya’u, Ayodele Obembe, Moses D. Audu, Tolulope O. Afolaranmi

  KEYWORDS: Prevalence; Morbidity; Prison; Psychiatric; Maximum Security

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.3 No.1, January 29, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Background: The prevalence of psychiatric illness in correctional settings is significantly elevated, with higher than community rates reported in most mental disorders. The prison is a correctional institution in which inmates have limited liberty, autonomy, and communication with family and friends. This can be devastating to some inmates thereby leading to deterioration in their physical, psychological and social wellbeing. The study was aimed to determine the prevalence of axis 1 psychiatric disorders and associated factors among prison inmates in Jos, Nigeria. Method: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out in Jos maximum security prison among 608 inmates. Two sets of data collection instruments were used namely (General Health Questionnaire) GHQ-28 and (Composite International Diagnostic Interview) CIDI. SPSS statistical software package for windows version 15.0 was used for data analysis and test of significance was set at P