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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of prisoners in Arba Minch and Jinka town, Southern Ethiopia, 2021

From: Anxiety and its associated factors among inmates in ARBA Minch and JINKA town, southern Ethiopia

Variables (n = 618)

Categories

Anxiety

Yes

No

Age (years)

18–27

60 (34.5%)

241 (54.3%)

28–37

41 (23.6%)

118 (26.6%)

38–47

39 (22.4%)

42 (9.5%)

≥48

34 (19.5%)

43 (9.7%)

Sex

Male

124 (71.3%)

376 (84.7%)

Female

50 (28.7%)

68 (15.3%)

Marital status

Married

103 (59.2%)

272 (61.3%)

Single

46 (26.4%)

153 (34.5%)

Divorced or widowed

25 (14.4%)

19 (4.3%)

Residence

Urban

98 (56.3%)

189 (42.6%)

Rural

76 (43.7%)

255 (57.4%)

Educational status

No formal education

34 (19.5%)

77 (17.3%)

Elementary

72 (41.4%)

219 (49.3%)

High school

58 (33.3%)

123 (27.7%)

Collage and above

10 (5.7%)

25 (5.6%)

Occupation

Employed

128 (73.6%)

367 (82.7%)

House wife

12 (6.9%)

9 (2.0%)

Student

10 (5.7%)

41 (9.2%)

Un-employed

24 (13.8%)

27 (6.1%)

Have children

Yes

126 (72.4%)

273 (61.5%)

No

48 (27.6%)

171 (38.5%)