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Table 4 Univariate analysis of factors associated with common mental disorder

From: Population level mental distress in rural Ethiopia

  

Well or only mild disorder n%

Moderate or severe disorder n%

Odds ratio

95% CI

p value

  

N%

N%

   

Sex

         
 

Male

631

49.7

105

51.0

1.0

   
 

Female

638

50.3

101

49.0

0.96

0.76

1.20

0.689

Residence

         
 

Urban

115

9.1

22

10.7

1.0

   
 

Rural

1144

90.9

184

89.3

1.19

0.74

1.93

0.481

Marital status

Single

222

17.6

31

15.3

1.0

   
 

Married

952

75.5

141

69.5

1.04

0.69

1.57

0.855

 

Formerly married

85

6.8

31

15.3

2.46

1.44

4.26

0.001

Ethnicity

         
 

Gurage

1199

95.0

190

92.2

1.0

   
 

Other

63

5.0

16

7.8

0.62

0.35

1.10

0.105

Religious affiliation

         
 

Orthodox

1125

92.1

184

92.9

1.0

   
 

Other

97

7.9

14

7.1

0.85

0.48

1.52

0.578

Occupation

         
 

House wife

346

28.5

54

26.9

1.0

   
 

Farmer

646

53.2

114

56.7

0.91

0.52

1.60

0.749

 

Private

112

9.2

14

7.0

1.03

0.61

1.74

0.910

 

Other

111

9.1

19

9.5

0.73

0.35

1.53

0.404

Age

         
 

Median (IQR)

35.0 (27.8, 45.0)

38.0 (29.1, 50.0)

1.01

1.03

0.002

Relative wealth

         
 

Better off

149

12.0

17

8.6

1.0

   
 

Average

689

55.6

93

47.0

1.19

0.69

2.05

0.539

 

Poor

401

32.4

88

44.4

1.97

1.14

3.42

0.016

Education

         
 

Formal education

391

33.7

58

30.2

1.0

   
 

Literate but no formal education

270

23.3

53

27.6

1.32

0.88

1.98

0.174

 

Non-literate

500

43.1

81

42.2

1.09

0.76

1.57

0.633

Mental illness in family

         
 

None

978

80.7

138

70.8

1.0

   
 

Yes

234

19.3

57

29.2

1.73

1.23

2.43

0.002

Life events

         
 

None

746

60.8

48

23.6

1.0

   
 

≤2 events

332

27.1

74

36.5

3.65

2.53

5.27

<0.001

 

>2 events

148

12.1

81

39.9

8.25

5.57

12.22

<0.001

Social support

         
 

Strong

152

12.6

15

7.9

1.0

   
 

Average

555

46.2

88

46.3

1.65

0.93

2.94

0.088

 

Poor

495

41.2

87

45.8

1.79

1.00

3.18

0.048

Can count on others

         
 

At least on 1 person to count on

1164

86.9

175

86.2

1.0

   
 

None

90

7.2

28

13.8

2.07

1.32

3.26

0.002

Concern from others

         
 

At least some concern

616

50.6

80

41.7

1.0

   
 

Little or uncertain

601

49.4

112

58.3

1.44

1.05

1.95

0.022

Ease of help

         
 

Easy

556

44.1

77

37.7

1.0

   
 

Difficult

704

55.9

127

62.3

1.30

0.96

1.77

0.088

Harmful use of alcohol

         
 

None

989

80.2

137

67.8

1.0

   
 

Yes

244

19.8

65

32.2

1.92

1.39

2.67

<0.001