Table 1 Self-reported characteristics of prisoners completing quantitative survey on healthcare and incarceration status at six Zambian Prisons, September 2009-February 2010
| Â | Lusaka Central (n = 62) | Mukobeko (n = 51) | Kamfinsa (n = 39) | Mumbwa (n = 26) | Mwembeshi (n = 27) | Choma (n = 27) | Overall (six prisons) (n = 232) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 37% (23) | N/A | 28% (11) | 4% (1) | N/A | 26% (7) | 18% (42) | |||||||
Male | 63% (39) | 100% (51) | 72% (28) | 96% (25) | 100% (27) | 74% (20) | 82% (190) | |||||||
By legal classification | male | female | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f |
Adult convicts (19 years and older) | 46% (18) | 48% (11) | 80% (41) | N/A | 64% (18) | 55% (6) | 68% (17) | 0% (0) | 100% (27) | N/A | 65% (13) | 43% (3) | 71% (134) | 48% (20) |
Adult remandees (19 years and older) | 28% (11) | 30% (7) | 8% (4) | N/A | 11% (3) | 36% (4) | 26% (7) | 100% (1) | 0% (0) | N/A | 0% (0) | 29% (2) | 13% (25) | 33% (14) |
Adult immigration detainees (19 years and older) | 13% (5) | 13% (3) | 0% (0) | N/A | 21% (6) | 9% (1) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | N/A | 5% (1) | 0% (0) | 6% (12) | 10% (4) |
Juveniles (8-18 years) | 13% (5) | 9% (2) | 12% (6) | N/A | 4% (1) | 0% (0) | 4% (1) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | N/A | 30% (6) | 29% (2) | 10% (19) | 10% (4) |