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

Table 2 Index crime committed by participants

Variable	Response categories	Frequency (n = 347)	%
Index offense	Homicide	103	29.7
	Theft and robbery	67	19.3
	Rape	41	11.8
	Fight	91	26.2
	Others ^a	45	13.0
Length of stay in prison	≤ 12 months	183	52.7
Length of stay in prison	> 12 months and < 5 years	164	47.3
Prior history of imprisonment	Yes	16	4.6
Prior history of imprisonment	No	331	95.4
Perception that the crime was related to substance use	Yes	120	34.6
Perception that the crime was related to substance use	No	227	65.4

^a Road traffic accident (RTA), protection of a person who committed crime, smuggling, human trafficking, abduction, corruption, and tax evasion

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