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. 2022 Jun 14;10:854343. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.854343

Table 4.

Reporting of illness and access to face masks among incarcerated participants.

% Incarc respondents
Did you report your symptoms to jail staff? (Among participants who had flu-like illness in jail)
Yes 60.7
No 39.3
What action was taken when you reported your symptoms? (Among participants who responded “Yes” to the first question) (Select all that apply)
I was tested for COVID-19 62.1
I was put in isolation 51.7
I was taken to the medical clinic for evaluation 34.5
No action was taken 22.4
Why didn't you report your symptoms? (Among participants who responded “No” to the first question) (Select all that apply)
I didn't think it was serious enough to report 46.8
I didn't think anything would be done about it 27.7
I was concerned about being put in isolation 25.5
I was worried about how staff in the jail would treat me 21.3
I was worried about how other incarcerated people would treat me 2.1
Other 12.8
How often do you get a new mask? (Among participants incarcerated for at least 30 days)
Once a week 7.3
Once a month 17.5
Less frequent than once a month 40.2
I have only received one mask since the start of the pandemic 33.9
I do not have one 1.0

Percentages were calculated after excluding those with missing or “prefer not to answer” responses and may not sum up to 100 due to rounding.