Table 5 Association of depression among inmates with health status
From: Depression among inmates in a regional prison of eastern Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Health status | Categories | Depression n (%) | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Present | Absent | |||||
Self-rated health | Good/ Very good | 50 (27.9) | 129 (72.1) | Ref | Â | Â |
Poor | 103 (40.4) | 152 (59.6) | 1.75 | 1.16–2.64 | 0.007* | |
Comparision with health at entry | Unchanged/ Improved | 36 (28.8) | 89 (71.2) | Ref | Â | Â |
Worsened | 117 (37.9) | 192 (62.1) | 1.51 | 0.96–2.36 | 0.073 | |
Health problems at entry | No | 116 (35.7) | 209 (64.3) | Ref | Â | Â |
Yes | 37 (33.9) | 72 (66.1) | 0.93 | 0.59–1.46 | 0.741 | |
Current health problems | No | 18 (26.1) | 51 (73.9) | Ref | Â | Â |
Yes | 135 (37.0) | 230 (63.0) | 1.66 | 0.93–2.96 | 0.082 | |
Arrange appointments when health problem | Sometimes | 98 (31.6) | 212 (68.4) | Ref | Â | Â |
Often | 46 (43.4) | 60 (56.6) | 1.66 | 1.06–2.61 | 0.028* | |
Never / rarely | 9 (50.0) | 9 (50.0) | 2.16 | 0.83–5.62 | 0.113 | |
Suicidal ideation in prison | No | 146 (34.4) | 278 (65.6) | Ref | Â | Â |
Yes | 7 (70.0) | 3 (30.0) | 4.44 | 1.13–17.44 | 0.038* | |
Loss of weight in prison | No | 59 (30.3) | 136 (69.7) | Ref | Â | Â |
Yes | 94 (39.3) | 145 (60.7) | 1.49 | 1.00–2.23 | 0.049* | |