Table 1.
Nutritional status of prisoners by socio-demographic characteristics of adult prisoners in Tigray region, northern Ethiopia (n = 809)
| Variables | Nutritional status | Total (N = 809) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not underweight, n (%); (n = 605) |
Underweight, n (%); (n = 204) |
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| Age (median ± IQR) | 30 ± 16 | 27 ± 16 | 29 ± 16 | |
| Sex | 0.880 | |||
| Female | 16 (76.2) | 5 (23.8) | 21 | |
| Male | 589 (74.8) | 199 (25.3) | 788 | |
| Residence | 0.600 | |||
| Rural | 339 (75.5) | 110 (24.5) | 449 | |
| Urban | 266 (73.9) | 94 (26.1) | 360 | |
| Family support | 0.001* | |||
| No | 270 (64.4) | 119 (30.6) | 389 | |
| Yes | 335 (79.8) | 85 (20.2) | 420 | |
| Marital status | 0.056 | |||
| Married | 320 (77.7) | 92 (22.3) | 412 | |
| Single | 245 (70.6) | 102 (29.4) | 347 | |
| Divorced/ widowed | 40 (80) | 10 (20) | 50 | |
| Educational status | 0.063 | |||
| No formal education | 161 (77.4) | 47 (22.6) | 208 | |
| Primary | 290 (73) | 107 (27) | 397 | |
| Secondary | 109 (71.2) | 44 (28.8) | 153 | |
| College and above | 45 (88.2) | 6 (11.8) | 51 | |
| Occupation | 0.003* | |||
| Unemployed | 86 (66.7) | 43 (33.3) | 129 | |
| Civil servant | 72 (78.3) | 20 (21.7) | 92 | |
| Farmer | 316 (79.6) | 81 (20.4) | 397 | |
| Student | 64 (64) | 36 (36) | 100 | |
| Others occupation | 67 (73.6) | 24 (26.4) | 91 | |
*indicates p-value <0.05 from the chi-square test analysis; IQR Inter Quartile Range