Table 1 Participants demographic characteristics
From: Prisoners’ access to HIV services in southern Malawi: a cross-sectional mixed methods study
Prisoners characteristics | Total n (%) | Central Urban Prisons n (%)a | Small Rural Prisons n (%)b |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 412 | N = 353 | N = 59 | |
Age category (years) | |||
18–29 | 164 (39.8) | 133 (37.7) | 31 (52.5) |
30–44 | 197 (47.8) | 174 (49.3) | 23 (39.0) |
45+ | 51 (12.4) | 46 (13.0) | 5 (8.5) |
Sex | |||
Male | 384 (93.2) | 327 (92.6) | 57 (96.6) |
Female | 28 (6.8) | 26 (7.4) | 2 (3.3) |
Prison status | |||
Remand | 36 (8.7) | 32 (9.1) | 4 (6.8) |
Sentenced/convicted | 376 (91.3) | 321 (90.9) | 55 (93.2) |
Marital status (current) | |||
Married | 253 (61.4) | 209 (59.2) | 44 (74.6) |
Single | 73 (17.7) | 66 (18.7) | 7 (11.9) |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 86 (20.9) | 78 (22.1) | 8 (13.6) |
Source of income before prison | |||
Employed | 106 (25.7) | 92 (26.1) | 14 (23.7) |
Unemployed | 30 (7.3) | 28 (7.9) | 2 (3.4) |
Business | 276 (67.0) | 233 (66.0) | 43 (72.9) |
Period of incarceration (years) | |||
< 1 | 76 (18.4) | 58 (16.4) | 18 (30.5) |
1–5 | 260 (63.1) | 222 (62.9) | 38 (64.4) |
> 5 | 76 (18.4) | 73 (20.7) | 3 (5.1) |