Self-reports of sex in prison and awareness of sexual assault, New South Wales Inmate Health Survey 1996 and 2001
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 (n = 538)*n (%) | 2001 (n = 747)n (%) | p Value | 1996 (n = 132)n (%) | 2001 (n = 167)n (%) | p Value | |
| *Excludes 119 inmates at the three condom pilot sites. | ||||||
| Respondents’ sexual activity in prison | ||||||
| Consensual sex | 34 (6.3) | 18 (2.4) | <0.001 | 20 (15.2) | 34 (20.4) | 0.31 |
| Non-consensual sex | 14 (2.6) | 2 (0.3) | <0.001 | 2 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 0.38 |
| Awareness of sexual assault by others in prison | ||||||
| <6 months ago | 90 (16.8) | 48 (6.4) | <0.001 | 13 (9.8) | 23 (13.8) | 0.38 |
| >6–12 months ago | 74 (13.5) | 51 (6.8) | <0.001 | 9 (6.8) | 11 (6.6) | 0.86 |