Health education for prevalent problems in prison, Ocaña-I proyect (Spain).
OBJECTIVE
Pilot project focusing on the implementation and evaluation of a health education (HE) program for inmates of the prison of Ocaña I (Spain). The objective was to analyze the intentions for change in health habits and perceptions, and to assess whether the HE-program had differential effects depending on whether the participants belonged to the PAIEM or not and their socio-demographic characteristics.


METHODS
The participants were 65 men, who answered an ad hoc questionnaire at the end of each session. Data analysis applied was univariate and bivariate (one-way ANOVA, t-test for Equality of Means and Chi-Square test).


RESULTS
The average rating of the sessions was 3.51 out of 4 (SD = 0.62). The percentage of positive answers about the intention to adopt healthy habits was higher among non-PAIEM subjects (84.8%) than among those who were part of this program (57.9%). All subjects having a couple indicated an intention to change negative habits, compared to 67.3% for those without a couple. The percentage of subjects who said that their perception on the issue had changed was highest among those without education (89.7%) than among those with education (61.5%).


CONCLUSIONS
The evaluation of implanted HE-program implemented in the Ocaña I prison was very positive, there are differences between subjects belonging to the PAIEM and those who do not.
Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, School of Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Nursing, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Spain.
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Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, School of Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Nursing, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Spain.
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Zabala-Baños
Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Spain.
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García
Medical Services, Correctional Centre Ocaña I, Ocaña.
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Antolín
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011330:Prisons; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D055815:Young Adult