Table 1 Main characteristics of inmates according to their place of incarceration (n = 680)
From: HIV infection, viral hepatitis and liver fibrosis among prison inmates in West Africa
State prison of Dakar (Senegal) | State prison of Lome (Togo) | p | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 333) | (n = 347) | (n = 680) | ||
Age (median, [IQR]), years | 31 [26–36] | 28 [23–33] | <0.0001 | 30 [24–35] |
Duration of incarceration (median, [IQR]), months | 12 [1–34] | 8 [3–18] | 0.1 | 8 [2–27] |
Past history of incarceration, n (%) | <0.0001 | |||
No | 247 (74.2) | 308 (88.8) | 555 (81.6) | |
Yes | 86 (25.8) | 39 (11.2) | 125 (18.4) | |
Tobacco, n (%) | <0.0001 | |||
No use | 83 (24.7) | 189 (54.5) | 272 (39.9) | |
Past use | 37 (11.1) | 56 (16.1) | 93 (13.7) | |
Present use | 213 (64.2) | 102 (29.4) | 315 (46.4) | |
Cannabis, n (%) | <0.0001 | |||
No use | 180 (54.1) | 270 (77.8) | 450 (66.2) | |
Past use | 128 (38.4) | 51 (14.7) | 179 (26.3) | |
Present use | 25 (7.5) | 26 (7.5) | 51 (7.5) | |
Alcohol usea, n (%) | <0.0001 | |||
No | 305 (91.6) | 222 (63.7) | 526 (77.4) | |
Current drinking | 10 (3.0) | 86 (24.8) | 96 (14.1) | |
Hazardous drinking | 18 (5.4) | 40 (11.5) | 58 (8.5) | |
Cocaine/crack, n (%) | 0.43 | |||
No use | 329 (98.8) | 344 (99.1) | 673 (99.0) | |
Present/Past use | 4 (1.2) | 3 (0.9) | 7 (1.0) | |
Heroinb, n (%) | 0.97 | |||
No use | 331 (99.4) | 345 (99.4) | 676 (99.4) | |
Present/Past use | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.6) | 4 (0.6) | |
HIV testc, n (%) | 0.18 | |||
Negative | 327 (98.2) | 335 (96.5) | 662 (97.4) | |
Positive | 6 (1.8) | 12 (3.5) | 18 (2.6) | |
HBV testc, n (%) | 0.21 | |||
Negative | 286 (85.9) | 309 (89.0) | 595 (87.5) | |
Positive | 47 (14.1) | 38 (10.9) | 85 (12.5) | |
HCV testd, n (%) | 0.54 | |||
Negative | 331 (99.4) | 346 (99.7) | 677 (99.5) | |
Positive | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (0.5) |