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 Volume 7, Issue 3 (March 2020), Pages: 17-23

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 Original research Paper

 Title: The socio-demographic profile and coping mechanisms of inmates in Lanao del Sur province, Philippines

 Author(s): Abduljalil M. Macabago 1, *, Jinu K. Rajan 2, Benjamin Joel L. Breboneria 3, Hussain Mohammed Alsharyah 2, Paulo Carl G. Mejia 2, Safia Belal 3, Salmah Basher 1, Jacqueline M. Calaycay 4, Sittie Adaweyah L. Macabago 1, Alexander M. Estanislao 4, Raquel D. Macarambon 1, Evelyn E. Feliciano 5

 Affiliation(s):

 1College of Health Sciences, Mindanao State University, Marawi, Philippines
 2Department of Nursing, Al Ghad International College for Applied Medical Sciences, Najran, Saudi Arabia
 3Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
 4College of Health Sciences, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina, Marikina City, Philippines
 5College of Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2155-710x

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2020.03.003

 Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to examine how the inmates adapt/adjust to jail environments in the prison, in terms of their physical, physiological, social and psychological well-being. The study is beneficial to the inmates, jail managers, political leaders, fellow researches and nurses. This descriptive-correlational study includes ninety-six (96) inmates who were selected using systematic random sampling. This study was conducted within the boundaries of the two jails (Provincial Jail and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology) in Lanao del Sur Province, 9700, Philippines. The study utilized a researcher-made checklist questionnaire. A pilot study, content validation, and test of the reliability of the survey tool were conducted. Using IBM Software Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 5.0, the following statistical formulas were utilized: frequency percentage distribution, weighted mean (x̅), standard deviation (SD), and Cramer’s V(φc) correlation. Most of the inmates incarcerated in Lanao del Sur Province were young adults, single, male, Muslims, high school graduates, and were imprisoned for five to ten years. Inmates sometimes used psychological, physical-physiological, and social activities as their coping mechanism while inside the jail system. Majority of the inmates never experienced problems pertaining to health and economic concerns but sometimes experienced problems concerning psychosocial matters. Cramer’s V(φc) revealed a strong correlation between the socio-demographic profiles and coping mechanisms of the inmates. Therefore, nurses assigned in the jail facility face must promote the safety, welfare, and well-being of inmates despite the overcrowding situation in the Philippine jail system. 

 © 2020 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Demographic factors, Adaptive behaviors, Coping skills, Prisoner, Prisoner dilemmas

 Article History: Received 18 September 2019, Received in revised form 22 December 2019, Accepted 25 December 2019

 Acknowledgment:

Special appreciation to all the inmates from both Provincial Jail and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology who participated in the study.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Informed consent: Informed consent was secured from all inmates who have participated in the study. 

 Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

 Citation:

 Macabago AM, Rajan JK, and Breboneria BJL et al. (2020). The socio-demographic profile and coping mechanisms of inmates in Lanao del Sur province, Philippines. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 7(3): 17-23

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