Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants
| Characteristic | N | Percent (%) |
| Sex (n=491) | ||
| Male | 376 | 76.6 |
| Female | 115 | 23.4 |
| Age groups (n=397) | ||
| 21–30 | 105 | 26.4 |
| 31–40 | 141 | 35.5 |
| 41 and above | 151 | 38.1 |
| Marital status (n=473) | ||
| Single | 92 | 19.4 |
| Married | 371 | 76.3 |
| Separated and widowed | 20 | 4.3 |
| Education (n=491) | ||
| Primary | 53 | 10.8 |
| Secondary | 231 | 47 |
| Higher education | 207 | 42.2 |
| Years served in police force (n=473) | ||
| 5–14 | 249 | 52.6 |
| 15 and above | 224 | 47.4 |
| Last year of promotion (n=479) | ||
| <5 years | 344 | 71.8 |
| 5–10 years | 97 | 20.3 |
| >10 years | 38 | 7.9 |
| Rank at work (n=494) | ||
| Gazette officer | 22 | 4.5 |
| Inspector† | 60 | 12.1 |
| Rank and file‡ | 412 | 83.4 |
| Police sections (n=489) | ||
| General duty | 130 | 26.6 |
| Specialised sections§ | 359 | 73.4 |
| Years served in police section (n=474) | ||
| 1 year and below | 45 | 9.5 |
| More than a year | 114 | 24 |
| More than 5 years | 315 | 66.5 |
| Operational activities (n=478) | ||
| Yes | 355 | 74.3 |
| No | 123 | 25.7 |
| Perceived social support (n=426) | ||
| High | 163 | 38.3 |
| Fair | 215 | 50.4 |
| Low | 48 | 11.3 |
| Police regions (n=497) | ||
| Ilala | 126 | 25.4 |
| Kinondoni | 127 | 25.6 |
| Temeke | 86 | 17.3 |
| FFU | 76 | 15.3 |
| Police band | 44 | 8.9 |
| Main store | 38 | 7.6 |
*Gazette officers (inspector general of police, commissioner of police (CP), deputy CP, senior assistant CP, assistant CP, senior superintendent of police)
†Inspectors (superintendent of police (SP), assistant SP)
‡Rank and files (Regimental sergeant majors/sergeant majors, station sergeant, sergeant, corporal police and police constable)
§Specialised sections (FFU, information and communication technology, medical unit, criminal investigation department, main police depot, traffic department, police band, police colleges, dogs and horse section, mechanical department, anti-drugs unit, construction and building department)
FFU, field force unit.