Table 2 Health status, imprisonment situation and behavior of the prisoners imprisoned in Bahir Dar Prison 2016. N = 402
From: Depression and associated factors among prisoners in Bahir Dar Prison, Ethiopia
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Presence of Depression | ||
Yes | 183 | 45.5 |
No | 219 | 54.6 |
Satisfaction with general health | ||
Satisfied | 233 | 58 |
Moderately satisfied | 21 | 5.2 |
Dissatisfied | 148 | 36.8 |
Living with chronic illness | ||
Yes | 25 | 6.2 |
No | 377 | 93.8 |
Duration in the prison (in years) | ||
< 1 | 177 | 44 |
1–5 | 187 | 46.5 |
> 5 | 38 | 9.5 |
Total sentence (in years) | ||
< 1 | 51 | 12.7 |
1–5 | 129 | 32.1 |
> 5 | 222 | 55.2 |
Type of crime | ||
Murder | 166 | 41.3 |
Theft | 139 | 34.5 |
Physical harm | 72 | 18 |
Other | 25 | 6.2 |
Habit of attending religious place | ||
Not at all | 30 | 7.5 |
Sometimes in a week | 73 | 18.1 |
> 3 days in a week | 299 | 74.4 |
Perceived social support | ||
Poor | 114 | 28.4 |
Moderate | 181 | 45 |
High | 107 | 26.6 |
Alcohol use | ||
Yes | 317 | 78.9 |
No | 85 | 21.1 |
Smoking cigarette | ||
Yes | 65 | 16.2 |
No | 337 | 83.8 |