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

Table 3

Distribution of psychosocial and other characteristics of prisoners in North Wollo zone correctional institutions, Northeastern Ethiopia.

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	Percent
Social support	Poor	223	55.6
	Intermediate	113	28.1
	Good	65	16.2
Stressful life events	No SLE	48	12
	One SLE	64	16
	≥2 SLE	289	72.1
History of mental illness	Yes	53	13.2
	No	348	86.8
Family history of mental illness	Yes	35	8.7
	No	366	91.3
History of chronic illness	Yes	33	8.2
	No	368	91.8
History of chat chewing	Yes	129	32.2
	No	272	67.8
History of drinking alcohol	Yes	289	72.1
	No	112	27.9
History of smoking	Yes	90	22.4
	No	311	77.6
Duration of prison stay	<1 year	165	40.5
	1-5 years	186	46.3
	>5 years	50	12.4
Duration of sentences	≤5 years	172	42.8
	6-10 years	97	24.1
	≥11 years	132	32.8
Unavailability of reading materials	No	34	11.4
	Yes	265	88.6
Reading desire to cope up with stressful life events	No	37	11
	Yes	299	89

SLE: stressful life event.