BACKGROUND: The oral health condition and lifestyle in term of @entity286 use and @entity167 consumption of custodian of prisons have been left unstudied. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of @entity286 use, @entity167 consumption and self-rated oral health among Nigerian prison officials. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among prison officials working in Abuja, Nassarawa and Kano prison yards between March and June 2011 using 28-item self-administered questionnaire as a tool of data collection. The questionnaire elicited information on demography, self-rated oral health, oral health behaviors, oral health conditions, @entity286 use, pattern and quit attempts, @entity167 consumption, type and pattern. RESULTS: The @entity1 were aged between 20 and 51 years, with a mean age of 32.25    6.13 years. The majority of the @entity1 were males (66.4%), Christians (76.7%), junior officials (78.1%) and of Northern origin (50.7%). A total of 50 (34.2%) of the @entity1 indicated that they were @entity286 users and 39 (78.0%) indulged in cigarette smoking only. Of the study @entity1 , 67 (45.9%) indicated they consume @entity167 , beer majorly and gin rarely with 23 (34.3%) consuming it excessively. The dominant tooth cleaning device utilized by the @entity1 was toothbrush and toothpaste, and 65 (44.5%) had visited the dentists with the majority of the visit done >5 years ago. About one-third 57 (39.0%) reported experiencing one or more forms of @entity66 . However, it was only 17 (11.6%) of them that rated their oral health poor/fair, and the determinants of self-rated oral health were age, rank, and oral health condition. CONCLUSIONS: Data from this survey revealed that the majority of the @entity1 rated their oral health as good/excellent. The prevalence of @entity286 use and @entity167 consumption among prison officials was higher than reported values among the general population in Nigeria. This indicates that more surveillance and intervention studies are needed to evaluate the best way to control @entity286 use and @entity167 consumption among prison officials in Nigeria.

@entity286 use, XXXX Consumption and Self-rated Oral Health among Nigerian Prison Officials.

@entity167 :: ('CHEBI:16236', 'Chemical') :: ['alcohol'] @entity286 :: ('4097', 'Species') :: ['tobacco'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['oral disease']
@entity167 :: (CHEBI:16236,Chemical) :: ['Alcohol']
