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Table 3 Clinical characteristics, stressful life event and social support 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

Chronic disease

Yes

99 (56.9%)

180 (40.5%)

No

75 (43.1%)

264 (59.5%)

Family history of mental illness

Yes

20 (11.5%)

47 (10.6%)

No

154 (88.5%)

397 (89.4%)

Stressful life event

None

98 (56.3%)

225 (50.7%)

1–2

34 (19.5%)

147 (33.1%)

3 and above

42 (24.1%)

72(16.2%)

Social support

Poor

148 (85.1%)

320 (72.1%)

Moderate

17 (9.8%)

77 (17.3%)

Strong

9 (5.2%)

47(10.6%)