Table 2 Shows prisoner related characteristics of the respondents among prisoners imprisoned in prisons of Northwest Amhara, 2015
From: Anxiety and associated factors among prisoners in North West of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Explanatory variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Type of prisoner | |
Life sentenced prisoner | 138(21.3) |
Other than life Sentenced prisoner | 511(78.7) |
Frequency of conduct religious practice | |
Always | 308(47.5) |
Sometimes | 229(35.3) |
Never | 112(17.3) |
Participate in income generating activities | |
Yes | 389(59.9) |
No | 260(40.1) |
Did you have a job before you become prisoner | |
Yes | 467(72) |
No | 182(28) |
Did you felt happy with your life until you become prisoner | |
Yes | 567(87.4) |
No | 82(12.6) |
Had you been discriminated because of your imprisonment | |
Yes | 283(43.6) |
No | 365(56.4) |
How often you feel guilty | |
Always | 354(54.5) |
Sometimes | 105(16.2) |
Never | 190(29.3) |
Perceived magnitude of mistake committed | |
Hard | 304(46.8) |
Medium | 152(23.4) |
Low | 193(29.7) |
Did you believe on the crime you have committed | |
Yes | 267(41.1) |
No | 313(48.2) |
I don’t have any idea | 69(10.6) |
Is the year you penalized is in line with your mistake | |
Yes | 30(4.6) |
No | 557(85.8) |
I don’t have any idea | 62(9.6) |
Satisfaction with the care you obtain | |
Satisfied | 65(10) |
Medium satisfaction | 580(89.4) |
Low satisfaction | 4(0.6) |