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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of prisoners (n = 329) in the correctional institution in Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia

From: Trauma exposure and alcohol use disorder among prisoners in Jimma Zone correctional institution, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Continuous variables

Median

MAD

Range

Age (years)

26

8.9

16–86

Income [Birr/months]

1000

1112.0

0–35,814

Time in prison (months)

9

10.4

1–120

Duration of sentence (months)

39

46.0

0–360

Categorical variables

n

Percent

Sex

 Male

307

93.3

 Female

22

6.7

Place of residence

 Urban

223

67.8

 Rural

106

32.2

Religion

 Muslim

181

55.0

 Orthodox

97

29.5

 Protestant

38

11.6

 Catholic

13

4.0

Marital status

 Single

175

53.2

 Married

124

37.7

 Widowed

23

7.0

 Divorced/separated

7

2.1

Level of education

 Primary education

178

54.1

 Secondary education

94

28.6

 College and above

30

9.1

 No formal education

27

8.2

Occupation

 Employed

134

40.7

 Farmer

99

30.1

 Student

43

13.1

 Unemployed

36

10.9

 Other

(housewife/dressmaker)

17

5.2