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Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of a prisoner in Bahir Dar Prison Center, North West Ethiopia, 2021

Variable	Category	Frequency	%
Age	<=19	8	1.4
	20–24	78	13.4
	25–29	137	23.5
	30–34	110	18.9
	35–39	81	13.9
	40–44	60	10.3
	45–49	35	6
	>50	73	12.5
Sex	Male	543	93.3
Sex	Female	39	6.7
Educational status	Unable to read and write	107	18.4
	Able to read and write	108	18.6
	Primary (grade1–8)	121	20.8
	Secondary (grade 9–12)	110	18.9
	College and above	136	23.4
Marital status	Single	247	42.4
	Married	268	46
	Divorced	53	9.1
	Widowed	14	2.4
Religion	Orthodox	498	85.6
	Muslim	51	8.8
	Protestant	30	5.2
	Catholic	3	0.5
Residence	Urban	262	45
Residence	Rural	320	55
Occupation before imprisonment	Farmer	213	36.6
	Merchant	99	17
	Civil servant	72	12.4
	Student	107	18.4
	Others	91	15.6
Duration of imprisonment	<12month	269	46.2
Duration of imprisonment	>=12 month	313	53.8
History of imprisonment	Have a history of imprisonment	122	21
History of imprisonment	Have no Hx of imprisonment	460	79
Social support	Poor social support	323	55.5
	Moderate social support	137	23.5
	Strong social support	122	21
Financial support	Yes	189	32.5
Financial support	No	393	67.5

Variable	Category	Frequency	%
Age	<=19	8	1.4
	20–24	78	13.4
	25–29	137	23.5
	30–34	110	18.9
	35–39	81	13.9
	40–44	60	10.3
	45–49	35	6
	>50	73	12.5
Sex	Male	543	93.3
Sex	Female	39	6.7
Educational status	Unable to read and write	107	18.4
	Able to read and write	108	18.6
	Primary (grade1–8)	121	20.8
	Secondary (grade 9–12)	110	18.9
	College and above	136	23.4
Marital status	Single	247	42.4
	Married	268	46
	Divorced	53	9.1
	Widowed	14	2.4
Religion	Orthodox	498	85.6
	Muslim	51	8.8
	Protestant	30	5.2
	Catholic	3	0.5
Residence	Urban	262	45
Residence	Rural	320	55
Occupation before imprisonment	Farmer	213	36.6
	Merchant	99	17
	Civil servant	72	12.4
	Student	107	18.4
	Others	91	15.6
Duration of imprisonment	<12month	269	46.2
Duration of imprisonment	>=12 month	313	53.8
History of imprisonment	Have a history of imprisonment	122	21
History of imprisonment	Have no Hx of imprisonment	460	79
Social support	Poor social support	323	55.5
	Moderate social support	137	23.5
	Strong social support	122	21
Financial support	Yes	189	32.5
Financial support	No	393	67.5

Notes:

N= 582;

Others – Driver, Daily laborer

Source: Table by authors

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