Table 2 Factors associated with a single diagnosis of mental illness among prisoners in Mbarara municipality, July 2017 (N = 414)

 Yes

0.29 (0.12–0.69)

0.005*

0.32 (0.10–0.96)

0.04*

 No

1.00 -

–

1.00 -

–

 Authoritarian

1.69 (0.77–3.73)

0.19

2.00 (0.82–4.93)

0.13

 Authoritative

0.52 (0.19–1.44)

0.21

0.77 (0.25–2.36)

0.65

 Permissive

1.96 (0.78–4.97)

0.15

1.92 (0.69–5.39)

0.21

 Neglectful/Uninvolved

1.00 -

–

1.00 -

–

 Outreach

5.06 (0.91–28.15)

0.06

3.39 (0.46–24.83)

0.23

 Prison facility

1.86 (0.43–8.10)

0.41

1.06 (0.19–5.96)

0.95

 Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital

1.00 -

–

1.00 -

–

 On remand

0.75 (0.27–2.09)

0.58

0.46 (0.14–1.54)

0.21

 Convicted not sentenced

0.31 (0.09–1.12)

0.07

0.22 (0.05–0.93)

0.04*

 Sentenced

1.00 -

–

1.00 -

–

 Violent

0.51 (0.10–2.58)

0.42

0.76 (0.11–5.08)

0.78

 Non-violent

0.45 (0.09–2.36)

0.35

0.61 (0.09–4.18)

0.61

 Drug-related

1.00 -

–

1.00 -

–

 Yes

0.64 (0.35–1.17)

0.150

0.82 (0.36–1.84)

0.63

 No

1.00 -

–

1.00 -

–