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Table 3 Factors associated with depression among prisoners imprisoned in Bahir Dar prison, 2016. N = 402

From: Depression and associated factors among prisoners in Bahir Dar Prison, Ethiopia

Variables

Depression

Crude OR (95% CI)

AOR (95%CI)

No

Yes

Age (in year)

 18–34

183

125

1

1

 35–49

25

37

2.17 (1.24–3.78) *

1.84 (0.87–3.86)

  > =50

11

21

2.8 (1.30–6.00) *

2.28 (0.86–6.04)

Marital status

 Single

109

63

1

1

 Ever married

110

120

1.89 (1.26–2.83) *

1.65 (0.81–3.34)

Having children

 No

128

74

1

1

 Yes

91

109

2.07 (1.39–3.09) *

2.48 (1.60–3.83) *

Self-rated general health

 Satisfied

142

91

1

1

 Moderate satisfaction

8

13

2.54 (1.01–6.34) *

3.20 (1.12–9.00) *

 Dissatisfied

69

79

1.79 (1.18–2.71) *

1.63 (1.02–2.62) *

Total sentence (in year)

  < 1

39

12

1

1

 1–5

74

55

2.42 (1.16–5.04) *

2.31 (1.01–5.25) *

  > 5

106

116

3.56 (1.77–7.15) *

3.04 (1.2–7.71) *

  1. *= significant at P value < 0.05; AOR Adjusted odds ratio