Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of prisoners in Jimma town correctional institution, South-Western Ethiopia; June 2017 (n = 300)

Characteristics		Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	281	93.7
	Female	19	6.3
Age	16–25	136	45.3
	26–35	95	31.7
	36–45	44	14.7
	46–55	8	2.7
	> 56	17	5.6
Residency before prison	Rural	109	36.3
	Urban	191	63.7
Religion	Muslim	174	58.0
	Christian orthodox	94	31.3
	Protestant & catholic	32	10.7
Marital status	Single	157	52.3
	Married	126	42.0
	Others*	17	5.7
Ethnicity	Oromo	199	66.3
	Amhara	43	14.3
	Dawuro & Yem	29	9.7
	Others**	29	9.7
Educational status	Unable to read & write	41	13.7
	Grade 1–8	160	53.3
	Grade 9–12	72	24.0
	Collage and above	27	9.0
Occupational status	Farmer	80	26.7
	self employed	114	38.0
	Employed	37	12.3
	Student	36	12.0
	Others***	33	11.0
Gross monthly Income (ETB)	100–800	125	41.7
	801–1500	57	19.0
	1501–3000	69	23.0
	> 3000	49	16.3
Having children	Yes	125	41.7
	No	175	58.3

Key: *Divorced, Widowed and separately living, **Kaffa, Gurage, Tigre, Wolaita, ***Daily labour, housewife, jobless.