Table 3 Association of depression among inmates by characteristics of imprisonment
From: Depression among inmates in a regional prison of eastern Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Imprisonment characteristics | Categories | Depression n (%) | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Present | Absent | |||||
Offense type | Drug-related | 32 (31.4) | 70 (68.6) | Ref | Â | Â |
Violence | 50 (32.3) | 105 (67.7) | 1.04 | 0.61–1.78 | 0.882 | |
Sexual offense | 42 (40.0) | 63 (60.0) | 1.46 | 0.82–2.58 | 0.196 | |
Property | 12 (38.7) | 19 (61.3) | 1.38 | 0.60–3.18 | 0.448 | |
Others | 17 (41.5) | 24 (58.5) | 1.55 | 0.73–3.28 | 0.252 | |
Duration of prison stay in years | ≤ 1 | 33 (31.1) | 73 (68.9) | Ref |  |  |
1–5 | 82 (35.2) | 151 (64.8) | 1.20 | 0.74–1.96 | 0.464 | |
> 5 | 38 (40.0) | 57 (60.0) | 1.48 | 0.83–2.64 | 0.190 | |
Previous incarceration | No | 129 (33.5) | 256 (66.5) | Ref | Â | 0.033* |
Yes | 24 (49.0) | 25 (51.0) | 1.91 | 1.05–3.47 | ||
Detention status | Convicted | 131 (35.8) | 235 (64.2) | Ref | Â | 0.586 |
Under-trial | 22 (32.4) | 46 (67.6) | 0.86 | 0.49–1.49 | ||
No. of prisoners per cell | ≤ 50 | 111 (36.9) | 190 (63.1) | Ref |  |  |
> 50 | 42 (31.6) | 91 (68.4) | 0.79 | 0.51–1.22 | 0.287 | |