Table 1: Maternal characteristics in selected prisons.

Demographic characteristics N = 193
Maternal age in years N %
>18
19-55
5
188
2.6
97.4
Mean (SD) age: 27.7 ±6.33
Marital status
Married
Single
Divorced
Widowed
97
52
38
6
50.3
26.9
19.7
3.1
Maternal socio-economic characteristics
Maternal education level
Primary
Secondary
College
University
No formal schooling
123
52
4
2
12
63.7
26.9
2.1
1.0
6.2
Occupation while out of prison
Employed (salaried)
Waged labour (casual)
Business
Unemployed
Petty trade (included kiosks, small scale vegetable venders)
Domestic help
Other crime related occupations (Robbery with violence, drug trafficking, prostitution)
8
49
4
33
60
13
56
4.1
9.8
2.1
17.1
31.1
6.7
29
Duration in confinement (months)
1-12
13-24
25-36
37-55
137
29
24
3
71
15.0
12.4
1.6
Mean (SD) duration: 11.7±11.4
Nature of confinement
Convicted
Pre-trial detention
113
80
58.5
41.5