Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Practices among Prison Inmates in Ogbomoso Prison at Oyo State, South West Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.

Variables	Frequency	%
Age group (years)
20–24	50	29.9
25–29	25	15.0
30–34	17	10.2
35–39	41	24.6
40–44	17	10.2
>45	17	10.2
Marital status
Single	83	49.7
Married	84	50.3
Educational status
None	8	4.8
Primary school	50	29.9
Completed secondary school	53	31.7
Secondary school dropout	48	28.7
Other	8	4.8
Religion
Islam	25	15.0
Christianity	134	80.2
Traditional	8	4.8
Ethnicity
Yoruba	107	64.1
Hausa/Fulani	26	15.6
Igbo	16	9.6
Others	18	10.8