Table 3.

Self-reported personal hygiene practice among prison inmates in Gondar City Prison, northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 403)

Characteristics		Number	Percent
Washing hands before a meal	Always	218	54.1
	Usually	127	31.5
	Sometimes	45	11.2
	Never	13	3.2
Washing hands after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing	Always	196	48.6
	Usually	96	23.8
	Sometimes	103	25.6
	Never	8	2.0
Washing hands after going to the toilet	Always	165	40.9
	Usually	96	23.8
	Sometimes	133	33.0
	Never	9	2.3
Materials for hand washing	Soap and water	215	53.3
	Water only	179	44.4
	Water and ash	9	2.3
Frequency of taking a shower	Always	42	10.4
	Usually	191	47.4
	Sometimes	168	41.7
	Never	2	0.5
Frequency of changing clothes	Always	34	8.4
	Usually	194	48.1
	Sometimes	171	42.4
	Never	3	0.7
Frequency of washing clothes	Always	32	7.9
	Usually	179	44.4
	Sometimes	189	46.9
	Never	3	0.7
Frequency of cleaning teeth	Always	73	18.1
	Usually	104	25.8
	Sometimes	197	48.9
	Never	29	7.2