Research Article
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 |
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SLE: stressful life event.
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