Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depressive Disorder among Prisoners in Mekelle General Prison Center, Tigray, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Design
Table 3
Prison-related characteristics of prisoners in Mekelle General Prison Center, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019 ().
Variables
Frequency (%)
Depression
No, (%)
Yes, (%)
Previous incarceration
Yes
48 (11.8)
16 (33.3%)
32 (66.7%)
No
360 (88.2)
164 (45.6%)
196 (54.4%)
Length of charge
<1 year
47 (11.5)
24 (51.1%)
23 (48.9%)
1-3 years
200 (49)
94 (47%)
106 (53%)
4-6 years
49 (12)
23 (46.9%)
26 (53.5%)
>6 years
96 (23.5)
31 (32.3%)
65 (67.7%)
Lifetime
16 (3.9)
8 (50%)
8 (50%)
Reason for imprisonment
Theft or robbery
151 (37)
71 (47%)
80 (53%)
Fighting
84 (20.6)
43 (51.2%)
41 (48.8%)
Rape
29 (7.1)
12 (41.4%)
17 (58.6%)
Homicide
67 (16.4)
21 (31.3%)
46 (68.7%)
Corruption
5 (1.2)
3 (60%)
2 (40%)
Otherse
72 (17.6)
30 (41.7%)
42 (58.3%)
Acceptance of crime
Yes
236 (57.8)
112 (47.5%)
124 (52.5%)
No
172 (42.2)
68 (39.5%)
104 (60.5%)
Work inside prison
Yes
290 (71.1)
139 (47.9%)
151 (52.1%)
No
118 (28.9)
41 (34.7%)
77 (65.3%)
Religious activity inside prison
Always
235 (57.6)
104 (44.3%)
131 (55.7%)
Sometimes
50 (12.3)
20 (40%)
30 (60%)
Rare
83 (20.3)
36 (43.4%)
47 (56.6%)
Never
40 (9.8)
20 (50%)
20 (50%)
Bullying inside prison
Yes
57 (14)
14 (24.6%)
43 (75.4%)
No
351 (86)
166 (47.3%)
185 (52.7%)
Subjective response for quality of meal inside prison
Good
100 (24.5)
67 (67%)
33 (33%)
Bad
308 (75.5)
113 (36.7%)
195 (63.3%)
Permission to move freely inside prison
Yes
359 (88)
170 (47.4%)
189 (52.6%)
No
49 (12)
10 (20.4%)
39 (79.6%)
Happy life before imprisonment
Yes
386 (94.6)
175 (45.3%)
211 (54.7%)
No
22 (5.4)
5 (22.7%)
17 (77.3%)
Thinking life will be difficult after releasing from prison
Yes
71 (17.4)
19 (26.8%)
52 (73.2%)
Nod
337 (82.6)
161 (47.8%)
176 (52.2%)
Happy life inside prison
Yes
142 (34.8)
94 (66.2%)
48 (33.8%)
No
266 (65.2)
86 (32.3%)
188 (67.7%)
Having recreational area inside prison
Yes
323 (79.2)
155 (48%)
168 (52%)
No
85 (20.8)
25 (29.4%)
60 (70.6%)
eTraffic accident, trying to kill someone, and others. dLifetime incarceration of prisoners who do not have the chance to release from prison.
