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Table 4 Factors associated with depression in people with epilepsy (bivariate and multivariate analysis) for the study of the prevalence of depression and associated factors among epileptic patients in ACSH & MGH, 2019

From: Prevalence and associated factors of depression among people with epilepsy in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Depression

Bivariate

Multivariate analysis

 

No

Yes

p value

COR (95%, CI)

AOR (95%, CI)

Age

 

12–17 years

23

11

1

  

18–24 years

52

25

0.588

1.298 (0.505, 3.338)

1.392 (0.279, 6.953)

24–34 years

37

33

0.502

1.305 (0.600, 2.837)

1.136 (0.301, 4.285)

35–44 years

43

20

0.025*

2.421 (1.119, 5.238)

2.261 (0.700, 7.305)

 > 45 years

38

14

0.573

1.262 (0.561, 2.839)

1.517 (0.523, 4.400)

Sex

  

Male

102

61

1

  

Female

91

42

0.294*

1.296 (0.799, 2.103)

1.022 (0.581, 1.795)

Educational status

  

Unable to read and write

58

38

0.300

0.723 (0.391, 1.336)

0.400 (0.162, 0.986)**

Primary 1–8

57

27

0.809

0.916(0.449, 1.869)

0.692 (0.255, 1.877)

Secondary 9–12

30

18

0.566

1.526 (0.360, 6.474)

3.189 (0.615, 16.543)

Techniques

4

4

0.714

0.763 (0.180, 3.237)

0.335 (0.053, 2.106)

Diploma

6

3

0.090*

0.522 (0.246, 1.106)

0.348 (0.115, 1.055)

First degree and above

38

13

1

 

1

Employment

  

No

25

16

0.655

0.833 (0.375, 1.854)

1.273 (0.472, 3.432)

Student

45

24

0.492

0.710 (0.268, 1.885)

1.695 (0.503, 5.715)

Farmer

22

10

0.705

1.172 (0.516, 2.663)

1.628 (0.584, 4.540)

House wife

32

24

0.744

1.215 (0.377, 3.916)

1.470 (0.361, 5.986)

Governmental

9

7

0.104*

0.421 (0.148, 1.195)

2.405 (0.107, 1.532)

Private

26

7

0.903

0.937 (0.332, 2.646)

1.971 (0.527, 7.372)

Others/day labor

15

9

0.213*

0.493 (0.162, 1.500)

0.592 (0.154, 2.279)

Merchant

19

6

1

  

Monthly income

  

No

95

44

0.836

1.103 (0.435, 2.797)

0.708 (0.206, 2.432)

 < 300

15

8

0.183*

1.880 (0.743, 4.760)

2.655 (0.802, 8.787)

301–600

11

10

0.213*

1.750 (0.726, 4.219)

1.395 (0.436, 4.461)

601–1000

13

11

0.958

0.985 (0.560, 1.732)

1.265 (0.561, 2.853)

 > 1001

63

30

1

  

Social support

  

Low

44

28

0.587

0.853 (0.481, 1.513)

1.143 (0.540, 2.420)

Moderate

105

57

0.232*

0.643 (0.311, 1.327)

0.819 (0.316, 2.123)

High

44

18

1

  

Age of onset

  

 < 6 years

20

12

1

 

1

6–11 years

44

32

0.657

1.212 (0.519, 2.831)

1.128 (0.326, 3.899)

12–17 years

50

18

0.264*

0.600 (0.245, 1.470)

1.602 (0.596, 4.306)

18 & above years

79

41

0.725

0.865 (0.385, 1.942)

0.854 (0.324, 2.248)

Treatment duration

  

0–11 months

18

13

0.132*

1

1

less than 2 years

29

11

 

1.926 (0.820, 4.523)

2.850 (0.927, 8.761)

2–5 years

54

31

0.979

1.011 (0.438, 2.338)

1.975 (0.653, 5.972)

6–10 years

28

24

0.195*

1.531 (0.804, 2.916)

1.820 (0.764, 4.337)

11 or more years

64

24

0.024*

2.286 (1.113, 4.692)

3.715 (1.498, 9.212)**

Adherence with medication

  

No

20

33

0.000*

0.245 (0.132, 0.456)

0.216 (0.101, 0.460)**

Yes

173

70

1

 

1

Feeling perceived stigma

  

No

146

47

1

  

Yes

47

56

0.000*

0.270 (0.163, 0.449)

0.244 (0.129, 0.462)**

Stress

  

No

157

70

1

  

Yes

36

33

0.010*

0.486 (0.281, 0.843)

0.452 (0.220, 0.928)**

Sexual abuse

  

No

192

101

1

  

Yes

1

2

0.278*

0.263 (0.024, 2.936)

 

Heritability belief

  

No

161

74

1

  

Yes

32

29

0.020*

0.507 (0.286, 0.899)

 

The belief of mental illness

  

No

81

34

1

  

Yes

112

69

0.133*

0.681 (0.413, 1.124)

 
  1. p value of Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit test was = 0.593
  2. *Significantly associated at p < 0.30 and **statistically significant at p < 0.05