Alcohol use disorder among prisoners in Debre Berhan prison, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

Variable	Response categories	Frequency (n = 347)	Percentage
Age	<= 20	101	29.1
	21–24	76	21.9
	25–29	76	21.9
	≥ 30	94	27.1
Marital status	Unmarried^c	216	62.2
Marital status	Married	131	37.8
Educational status	Unable to read and write	93	26.8
	Primary education	167	48.1
	Secondary education	65	18.7
	Territory education	22	6.3
Occupational status before imprisonment	Government employee	20	5.8
	Personal business	83	23.9
	Daily labourer	27	7.8
	Student	32	9.2
	Farmer	144	41.5
	Other^b	41	11.8
Ethnicity	Amhara	324	93.4
Ethnicity	Other ^a	23	6.6
Religion	Orthodox Christian	323	93.1
Religion	Other^d	24	6.9
Frequency of church/mosque visit before imprisonment	Daily	67	19.3
	2–3 times per week	32	9.2
	Once a week	154	44.4
	Less than weekly	61	17.6
	Never	33	9.5
Residence	Urban	168	48.4
Residence	Rural	179	51.6

^aOromo, Tigray, Afar, and Gurage. ^bCar driver, assistant driver, and a broker. ^cSingle, divorced, separated, and widowed. ^d Protestant and Muslim

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