Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depressive Disorder among Prisoners in Mekelle General Prison Center, Tigray, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Design
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristic of prisoners in Mekelle General Prison Center, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019 ().
Variables
Frequency (%)
Depression
No, (%)
Yes, (%)
Sex
Male
396 (97.1)
177 (44.7%)
219 (55.3%)
Female
12 (2.9)
3 (25%)
9 (75%)
Age
18-25
112 (27.5)
60 (53.6%)
52 (46.4%)
26-33
101 (24.8)
39 (38.6%)
62 (61.4%)
34-41
105 (25.7)
51 (48.6%)
54 (51.4%)
≥42
90 (22.1)
30 (33.3%)
60 (66.7%)
Marital status
Single
226 (55.4)
105 (46.5%)
121 (53.5%)
Married
153 (37.5)
62 (40.3%)
92 (59.7%)
Separated
21 (5.1)
11 (52.4%)
10 (47.6%)
Widowed
8 (2)
2 (28.6%)
5 (71.4%)
Religion
Orthodox
393 (96.3)
175 (44.5%)
218 (55.5%)
Othersa
15 (3.7)
5 (33.3%)
10 (66.7%)
Residence
Rural
160 (39.2)
82 (51.2%)
78 (48.8)
Urban
248 (60.8)
98 (39.5%)
150 (60.5%)
Occupation
Farmer
99 (24.3)
52 (52.5%)
47 (47.5%)
Governmental
45 (11)
23 (51.1%)
22 (48.9%)
Private work
211 (51.7)
83 (39.3%)
128 (60.7%)
Student
39 (9.5)
20 (51.3%)
19 (48.7%)
Othersb
14 (3.5)
2 (14.3%)
12 (85.7%)
Level of education
Illiterate
62 (15.2)
23 (37.1%)
39 (62.9%)
Elementary (1-8)
171 (41.9)
83 (48.5%)
88 (51.5%)
9-12
132 (32.4)
55 (41.7%)
77 (58.3%)
College and above
43 (10.5)
19 (44.2%)
24 (55.8%)
aMuslim, Protestant, and Catholic. bUnemployed and going to Saudi Arabia.
