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Table 4 Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis of associated factors for poor knowledge towards mental illness among Dessie residents, 2020

From: Knowledge, attitude, and associated factors towards mental illness among residents of Dessie town, northeast, Ethiopia, a cross-sectional study

Variables

Category

Knowledge

COR(95%C.I)

AOR(95%C.I)

P values

Poor

Good

Age

18–24

52(64.2%)

29(35.8%)

1.22(0.65,2.26)

2.08(0.99,4.37)

0.052

25–34

84(48.6%)

89(51.4%)

0.64(0.38,1.07)

0.92(0.49,1.74)

0.811

35–44

75(56.0%)

59(44.0%)

0.86(0.50,1.48)

0.98(0.51,1.89)

0.953

> 44

53(59.6%)

36(40.4%)

1

1

 

Sex

Female

138(62.7%)

82(37.3%)

1.75(1.21,2.52)

1.62(1.06,2.47)

0.025

Male

126(49.0%)

131(51.0%)

1

1

 

Marital Status

Married

161(56.7%)

123(43.3%)

1.29(0.86,1.93)

1.19(0.69,2.05)

0.533

Widowed

20(60.6%)

13(39.4%)

1.55(0.70,3.28)

1.47(0.53,4.10)

0.457

Divorced

13(61.9%)

8(38.1%)

1.60(0.62,4.11)

1.36(0.44,4.22)

0.587

Single

70(50.4%)

69(49.6%)

1

1

 

Educational status

Unable to read and write

54(87.1%)

8(12.9%)

8.69(3.81,19.87)

6.28(2.56,15.39)

< 0. 000

Primary school

45(61.6%)

28(38.4%)

2.07(1.14,3.75)

1.73(0.87,3.42)

0.114

Secondary school [9,10,11,12]

60(53.6%)

52(46.4%)

1.48(0.88,2.50)

1.04(0.57,1.89)

0.883

College diploma

53(47.7%)

58(52.3%)

1.17(0.70,1.98)

0.89(0.49,1.62)

0.703

University degree and above

52(43.7%)

67(56.3%)

1

  

Any information about mental health

No

172(76.4%)

53(23.6%)

5.644(3.78,8.43)

5.82(3.78,8.94)

< 0.001

Yes

92(36.5%)

160(63.5%)

1

1

 

Suffered from any mental illness

No

237(56.6%)

182(43.4%)

0.55(0.27,1.13)

1.36(0.72,2.59)

0.345

Yes

27(46.6%)

31(53.4%)

1

1

 

Social support

Poor social support

63(63.0%)

37(37.0%)

2.11(1.22,3.66

1.63(0.84,3.14)

0.143

Moderate social support

151(57.0%)

114(43.0%)

1.64(1.05,2.56)

1.493(0.88,2.52)

0.133

Strong social support

50(44.6%)

62(55.4%)

1

1

 

Attitude

Negative attitude

135(62.8%)

80(37.2%)

1.74(1.21,2.51)

1.73(1.12,2.66)

0.013

Positive attitude

129(49.2%)

133(50.8%)

1

  
  1. 1 = reference category, Chi square = 8, Hosmer Lemeshow goodness-of-fit 0.56