Table 3 Factors associated with depression among patients with TB at Wolaita Sodo University Hospital and Sodo Health Center, SNNPRS, Ethiopia, 2014
Explanatory Variables | Depression | COR,95 % (CI) | AOR,95 % (CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Age n = 417 | ||||
18–24 years | 27 | 61 | 1 | 1 |
25–49 years | 129 | 162 | 1.79, (1.08, 2.99) | 0.78(0.30, 2.03) |
> = 50 years | 25 | 13 | 4.34, (1.94, 9.76) | 1.09 (0.20, 5.92) |
Educational status n = 417 | ||||
No formal education | 48 | 30 | 3.20, (1.71, 5.99) | 2.92 (0.91, 9.35) |
Primary education | 59 | 70 | 1.68, (0.97, 2.93) | 2.58 ( 0.95 ,6.96) |
Secondary education | 43 | 74 | 1.16, (0.66, 2.06) | 1.50 (0.57, 3.94) |
Higher education | 31 | 62 | 1 | 1 |
Classification n = 417 | ||||
Pulmonary TB | 150 | 137 | 3.49, (2.19, 5.57) | 1.68(0.97, 4.17) |
Extra-pulmonary TB | 31 | 99 | 1 | 1 |
Phase of treatment | ||||
Intensive phase | 127 | 143 | 1.53, (1.01, 2.31) | 0.59 (0.29,1.23) |
Continuous phase | 54 | 93 | 1 | 1 |
Co-morbid chronic illness | ||||
HIV/AIDS | 34 | 15 | 3.83, (2.01, 7.29) | 5.90(2.34, 15.93)** |
Other chronic illness | 19 | 5 | 6.41, (2.34, 17.59) | 1.07 (0.37, 3.07) |
No chronic illness | 128 | 216 | 1 | 1 |
Good social support | ||||
Yes | 29 | 200 | 1 | 1 |
No | 152 | 36 | 29.12, (17.10, 49.59) | 18.06(11.21, 25.45)* |
Perceived TB Stigma | ||||
Yes | 148 | 29 | 32.01, (18.62, 55.02) | 10.86(10.26, 23.47)* |
No | 33 | 207 | 1 | 1 |