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Table 4

Morbidity-related characteristics among the respondents Bahir Dar Prison, North West Ethiopia, 2021

Variables	Response	Frequency	%
Chronic diseases	No	477	82
Chronic diseases	Yes	105	18
Type of chronic diseases	Diabetes mellitus	31	5.3
	Hypertension	20	3.4
	HIV/AIDS	25	4.2
	Tuberculosis	11	1.9
	Other chronic disease^a	19	3.3
Respiratory illness in the past 2 weeks	No	333	57.2
Respiratory illness in the past 2 weeks	Yes	249	42.8
Type of respiratory illness in the past 2 weeks	Common cold	153	26.3
	Asthma	45	7.7
	Pneumonia	35	6
	Other respiratory illness^b	19	3.3
Diarrheal diseases	No	404	69.4
Diarrheal diseases	Yes	178	30.6
Type of diarrheal disease in the past 2 weeks.	Giardia	82	14.1
	Amebia	61	10.5
	Other^c	12	2.1
Febrile illness	No	429	73.7
Febrile illness	Yes	153	26.3
Type of febrile illness in the past 2 weeks	Malaria	31	5.3
	Typhoid	29	5
	Other^d	14	2.4
Depression	Not depressed	302	51.9
Depression	Depressed	280	48.1

Variables	Response	Frequency	%
Chronic diseases	No	477	82
Chronic diseases	Yes	105	18
Type of chronic diseases	Diabetes mellitus	31	5.3
	Hypertension	20	3.4
	HIV/AIDS	25	4.2
	Tuberculosis	11	1.9
	Other chronic disease^a	19	3.3
Respiratory illness in the past 2 weeks	No	333	57.2
Respiratory illness in the past 2 weeks	Yes	249	42.8
Type of respiratory illness in the past 2 weeks	Common cold	153	26.3
	Asthma	45	7.7
	Pneumonia	35	6
	Other respiratory illness^b	19	3.3
Diarrheal diseases	No	404	69.4
Diarrheal diseases	Yes	178	30.6
Type of diarrheal disease in the past 2 weeks.	Giardia	82	14.1
	Amebia	61	10.5
	Other^c	12	2.1
Febrile illness	No	429	73.7
Febrile illness	Yes	153	26.3
Type of febrile illness in the past 2 weeks	Malaria	31	5.3
	Typhoid	29	5
	Other^d	14	2.4
Depression	Not depressed	302	51.9
Depression	Depressed	280	48.1

Notes:

N= 582;

^aKidney stone, liver disease, bile stone;

^bSinusitis;

^cHook warm;

^dTyphus

Source: Table by authors

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