Common Mental Disorder and Its Associated Factors among Prisoners in North Wollo Zone Correctional Institutions, Northeastern Ethiopia

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in North Wollo zone correctional institutions, Northeast Ethiopia.

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age in years	18-27	173	43.1
	28-37	141	35.2
	38-47	44	11
	48-57	16	4
	≥58	27	6.7
Sex	Male	386	96.3
	Female	15	3.7
Marital status	Single	208	51.9
	Married	163	40.6
	Divorced	18	4.5
	Widowed	12	3.0
Residence	Urban	197	49.1
	Rural	204	50.9
Educational status	Cannot read and write	65	16.2
	Can read and write	336	83.8
Ethnicity	Amhara	386	96.3
	Oromo	8	2
	Othersꜛ	7	1.7
Religion	Orthodox	346	86.3
	Muslim	46	11.5
	Others^⸸	9	2.2

ꜛTigre and Afar, ^⸸protestant and catholic.