Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of prisoners in Mettu town prison, South West Ethiopia, June 2019 (N=310).

Study variables Frequency (N) Percentage (%)
Gender Male
Female		 291
19		 93.9
6.1
Age 19-25
26-29
30-35
36 and above		 26
74
92
78		 21.3
23.9
29.7
25.2
Marital status Married
Single
Other*		 148
126
36		 47.7
40.6
11.6
Ethnicity Oromo
Amhara
Other** 		274
30
6		 88.4
9.7
1.9
Religion Muslim
Orthodox
Protestant
Catholic		 130
80
90
10		 49.9
25.8
29.0
3.2
Residence before imprisonment Rural
Urban		 222
88		 71.6
28.4
Educational status Cannot read and write
1-8 Grade
9-12 Grade
Collage and above		 70
112
108
20		 22.6
36.1
34.8
6.5

*widowed, separated and divorced. **Gurage, Tigre and silte.