From: One-fourth of the prisoners are underweight in Northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Nutritional status | Total (NÂ =Â 809) | p-value* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not underweight, n (%); (n = 605) | Underweight, n (%); (n = 204) | |||
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | 0.011* |
 No | 490 (76.8) | 148 (23.2) | 638 |  |
 Yes | 115 (67.3) | 56 (32.7) | 171 |  |
Chew khat | Â | Â | Â | <0.001* |
 No | 563 (76.8) | 170 (23.2) | 733 |  |
 Yes | 42 (55.3) | 34 (44.7) | 76 |  |
Alcohol use before jail | Â | Â | Â | 0.626 |
 No | 359 (74.2) | 125 (25.8) | 484 |  |
 Yes | 246 (75.7) | 79 (24.3) | 325 |  |
Duration of jail | Â | Â | Â | 0.203 |
  < 12 months | 250 (77.2) | 74 (22.8) | 324 |  |
  ≥ 12 months | 355 (73.2) | 130 (26.8) | 485 |  |
HIV serostatus | Â | Â | Â | 0.251 |
 Negative | 581 (75.2) | 192 (24.8) | 773 |  |
 Positive | 24 (66.7) | 12 (33.3) | 36 |  |
Tuberculosis | Â | Â | Â | 0.103 |
 No | 585 (75.3) | 192 (24.7) | 777 |  |
 Yes | 20 (62.5) | 12 (37.5) | 32 |  |
Previous jail history | Â | Â | Â | 0.004* |
 No | 520 (76.1) | 163 (23.9) | 683 |  |
 Yes | 71 (63.4) | 41 (36.6) | 112 |  |
Cough duration | Â | Â | Â | 0.690 |
 2-4 weeks | 216 (74) | 76 (26) | 292 |  |
 ≥ 4 weeks | 389 (75.2) | 128 (24.8) | 517 |  |