Table 2 Prison related and clinical characteristics of prisoners at central prison (Kaliti), Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2016, (n = 400)
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Length of stay in prison (years) | < 1 | 107 | 26.8 |
1–3 | 149 | 37.3 | |
4–6 | 57 | 14.3 | |
7–9 | 52 | 13.0 | |
10+ | 35 | 8.8 | |
Ever convicted | Yes | 36 | 9.0 |
No | 364 | 91.0 | |
How many times ever convicted | Once | 19 | 52.8 |
Twice | 17 | 47.2 | |
History of chronic illness | Yes | 91 | 22.8 |
No | 309 | 77.2 | |
History of psychiatric illness | Yes | 28 | 7.0 |
No | 372 | 93.0 | |
Family history of psychiatric illness | Yes | 24 | 6.0 |
No | 376 | 94.0 | |
Time since patient known his sero-status (years) | < 1 | 29 | 7.3 |
1–3 | 69 | 17.3 | |
3–5 | 82 | 20.5 | |
> 5 | 220 | 55.0 | |
CD4 count | ≤ 500 | 62 | 15.5 |
> 500 | 338 | 84.5 | |
WHO clinical stage | I | 241 | 60.2 |
II | 95 | 23.8 | |
III | 56 | 14.0 | |
IV | 8 | 2.0 | |
On ART | Yes | 254 | 63.5 |
No | 146 | 36.5 | |
ART regimen | 1c | 38 | 15 |
1d | 25 | 9.8 | |
1e | 136 | 69.3 | |
1f | 15 | 5.9 | |
Lost partner related to HIV | Yes | 25 | 8.9 |
No | 255 | 91.1 | |
Do you have children | Yes | 275 | 68.8 |
No | 125 | 31.3 | |
Children’s HIV status | Positive | 23 | 8.4 |
Negative | 206 | 74.9 | |
Ever hospitalized | Yes | 78 | 19.5 |
No | 322 | 80.5 |