Table 2.
In prisoner related characteristics of prisoners imprisoned in selected correctional institution of Northwest Amhara, Ethiopia
| Explanatory variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Type of prisoner | |
| Life sentenced prisoner | 138 (21.3) |
| Other than life Sentenced prisoner | 511 (78.7) |
| Frequency of conduct religious practice | |
| Always | 308 (47.5) |
| Sometimes | 229 (35.3) |
| Never | 112 (17.3) |
| Participate in income generating | |
| Yes | 389 (59.9) |
| No | 260 (40.1) |
| Did you have a job before you become prisoner | |
| Yes | 467 (72.0) |
| No | 182 (28.0) |
| Did you felt happy with your life until you become prisoner | |
| Yes | 567 (87.4) |
| No | 82 (12.6) |
| Do you have a friend in the prison | |
| Yes | 407 (62.7) |
| No | 242 (37.3) |
| Had you been discriminated because of your imprisonment | |
| Yes | 283 (43.6) |
| No | 365 (56.4) |
| How often you feel guilty | |
| Always | 354 (54.5) |
| Sometimes | 105 (16.2) |
| Never | 190 (29.3) |
| Perceived magnitude of mistake committed | |
| Hard | 304 (46.8) |
| Medium | 152 (23.4) |
| Low | 193 (29.7) |
| Did you believe on the crime you have committed | |
| Yes | 267 (41.1) |
| No | 313 (48.2) |
| I don’t have any idea | 69 (10.6) |
| Is the year you penalized is in line with your mistake | |
| Yes | 30 (4.6) |
| No | 557 (85.8) |
| I don’t have any idea | 62 (9.6) |
| Satisfaction with the care you obtain | |
| Satisfied | 65 (10) |
| Medium satisfaction | 580 (89.4) |
| Low satisfaction | 4 (0.6) |
| Had previous psychiatric problem | |
| Yes | 92 (14.2) |
| No | 557 (85.8) |
| Family history of mental illness | |
| Yes | 84 (12.9) |
| No | 565 (87.1) |
| Did you use chat, shisha or cigarette smoking habit | |
| Yes | 118 (18.2) |
| No | 531 (81.8) |