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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression of factors independently associated with depression among primary caregivers of patients with severe mental illness in south west, Ethiopia (n = 284)

From: Prevalence of depression and its associated factors among primary caregivers of patients with severe mental illness in southwest, Ethiopia

Variables

P-value

AOR

95% C. I

Lower

Upper

Sex

Male

0.19

0.47

0.15

1.45

Female

 

Reference

  

Life time alcohol use

Yes

0.21

2.36

0.62

9.05

No

 

Reference

  

Marital status

Single

0.04

2.62

1.07

6.41

Married

 

Reference

  

Divorced/widowed

0.85

1.13

0.33

3.90

Religion

Orthodox Christians

0.37

1.79

0.50

6.40

Muslim

 

Reference

  

Protestant

0.19

2.77

0.61

12.51

Ethnicity

Oromo

 

Reference

  

Amhara

0.24

0.49

0.15

1.62

Keffa

0.12

0.14

0.01

1.65

Other

0.18

0.36

0.08

1.57

Occupation

Unemployed

0.18

0.28

0.04

1.83

Labor worker

0.80

1.26

0.21

7.77

Employee

0.94

1.07

0.19

6.02

Farmer

 

Reference

  

Merchant

0.92

1.09

0.22

5.38

Housewife

0.90

0.91

0.21

3.90

Other

0.33

2.55

0.39

16.61

Income

<650 Eth birr

 

Reference

  

651-1000Eth birr

0.59

1.34

0.47

3.84

1001–1897 Eth birr

0.90

1.08

0.31

3.83

>1987Eth birr

0.07

0.28

0.07

1.08

Hours spent by caregiver per day to give care

Six hours and less

 

Reference

  

More than six hours

0.004

3.75

1.51

9.33

Suicidal attempts

No attempt

 

Reference

  

Only once

0.52

1.39

0.51

3.80

Twice and more

0.04

1.48

1.07

3.42

Age of the patients

18–27

 

Reference

  

28–37

0.10

0.46

0.18

1.16

38–47

0.01

0.23

1.05

1.13

48–57

0.24

2.49

0.54

11.43

Frequency of attending a place of worship

Daily

 

Reference

  

2–3 time/week

0.23

1.74

0.71

4.27

Never

0.57

1.50

0.37

6.06

Level of Education

Illiterate

 

Reference

  

Read and write

0.08

0.38

0.13

1.11

Primary

0.09

0.34

0.10

1.19

Secondary

0.02

0.09

0.01

0.64

Tertiary

0.36

0.28

0.02

4.20

Relationship to Patients

Spouse

0.64

1.31

0.42

4.13

Child

0.63

1.36

0.39

4.82

Parents

 

Reference

  

Siblings/relative

0.08

0.24

0.05

1.17

Living together with patient

Yes

0.69

1.45

0.24

8.63

No

 

Reference

  

Perceived social support

 

0.001

0.94

0.90

0.98

Perceived stigma

 

0.08

1.10

0.99

1.22