Intestinal parasite infections and associated factors among inmates of Arba Minch prison, southern Ethiopia: cross sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 320)

Variables	Categories	No.	%
Sex	Male	305	95.3
Sex	Female	15	4.7
Age	≤30	200	62.5
	31–50	76	23.8
	> 50	44	13.8
Marital status	Married	212	66.3
Marital status	Single	108	33.8
Original residence	Urban	123	38.5
Original residence	Rural	197	61.5
Educational status of prisoners	Illiterate	83	25.9
	Primary	156	48.8
	Secondary	64	20.0
	College & above	17	5.3
Occupation before imprisoned	Unemployed	116	36.3
	Farmer	169	52.8
	Gov’t Emp	14	4.4
	Private work	21	6.6
Duration of incarceration	< 2 years	205	64.1
Duration of incarceration	> 2 years	115	35.9
Current income	No income	137	42.8
	< 500	106	33.1
	501–1000	61	19.1
	> 1000	16	5.0

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