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Table 2 In prisoner related characteristics of prisoners imprisoned in selected correctional institution of Northwest Amhara, Ethiopia

From: Status of perceived social support and its associated factors among inmate prisoners in Northwest Amhara, Ethiopia

Explanatory variables

Frequency (%)

Type of prisoner

 Life sentenced prisoner

138 (21.3)

 Other than life Sentenced prisoner

511 (78.7)

Frequency of conduct religious practice

 Always

308 (47.5)

 Sometimes

229 (35.3)

 Never

112 (17.3)

Participate in income generating

 Yes

389 (59.9)

 No

260 (40.1)

Did you have a job before you become prisoner

 Yes

467 (72.0)

 No

182 (28.0)

Did you felt happy with your life until you become prisoner

 Yes

567 (87.4)

 No

82 (12.6)

Do you have a friend in the prison

 Yes

407 (62.7)

 No

242 (37.3)

Had you been discriminated because of your imprisonment

 Yes

283 (43.6)

 No

365 (56.4)

How often you feel guilty

 Always

354 (54.5)

 Sometimes

105 (16.2)

 Never

190 (29.3)

Perceived magnitude of mistake committed

 Hard

304 (46.8)

 Medium

152 (23.4)

 Low

193 (29.7)

Did you believe on the crime you have committed

 Yes

267 (41.1)

 No

313 (48.2)

 I don’t have any idea

69 (10.6)

Is the year you penalized is in line with your mistake

 Yes

30 (4.6)

 No

557 (85.8)

 I don’t have any idea

62 (9.6)

Satisfaction with the care you obtain

 Satisfied

65 (10)

 Medium satisfaction

580 (89.4)

 Low satisfaction

4 (0.6)

Had previous psychiatric problem

 Yes

92 (14.2)

 No

557 (85.8)

Family history of mental illness

 Yes

84 (12.9)

 No

565 (87.1)

Did you use chat, shisha or cigarette smoking habit

 Yes

118 (18.2)

 No

531 (81.8)