Research Article
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Tuberculosis in Prisons Settings of East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of prison inmates in East Gojjam Zone (
), 2016.
| | Variable | Response | Frequency | Percent (%) |
| | Age in years | 15–30
>30 | 98
167 | 37.0
63.0 | | Sex | Male
Female | 263
2 | 99.2
0.8 | | Marital status | Single
Married
Divorced | 39
220
6 | 14.7
83.0
2.3 | | Educational status | Uneducated
Primary school
Secondary school
Tertiary school | 102
130
31
2 | 38.5
49.1
11.7
0.8 | | Residence | Rural
Urban | 215
50 | 81.1
18.9 | | Occupation | Farmer
Government employed
Self-employed
Student | 208
11
27
19 | 38.5
49.1
11.7
0.8 | | Length of stay in prison | <2 months
2–6 months
7–12 months
>12 months | 12
22
11
220 | 4.5
8.3
4.2
83.0 | | Number of prisoners per cell | 1–89
>89 | 258
7 | 97.4
2.6 |
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