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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics and logistic regression showing factors associated with having suicidal behaviors among individuals admitted to the psychiatry unit

From: Suicidal behavior among inpatients with severe mental conditions in a public mental health hospital in Uganda

Variable

Suicidal Behavior

n (%)

190 (6.12)

Bi variable analysis

Multivariable analysis

Crude Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

p-value

Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

p-value

Age (mean, SD)

31.2 (12.5)

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

0.010

0.97 (0.94–0.99)

0.006

Number of days with symptoms before admission (Median, IQR)

7 (3–21)

1.00 (0.85-1.00)

0.190

  

Number of days on the ward (median, IQR)

5 (3–10)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.764

  

Gender

Female

79 (41.6)

1 (reference)

0.482

  

Male

111 (58.4)

1.11 (0.82–1.50)

  

Positive family history

39 (20.5)

1.13 (0.79–1.63)

0.505

  

Marital status

     

Married /cohabiting

75 (46.0)

1 (reference)

   

Divorced

1 (0.6)

0.39 (0.05–2.88)

0.356

  

Separated

7 (4.3)

0.51 (0.23–1.13)

0.099

  

Single

76 (46.6)

1.45 (0.83–1.60)

0.409

  

Widowed

4 (2.5)

0.67 (0.24–1.88)

0.446

  

Level of education

     

None

31 (23.5)

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference))

 

Primary

35 (26.5)

1.15 (0.70–1.89)

0.577

1.26 (0.52–3.05)

0.616

Secondary

40 (30.3)

1.72 (1.06–2.79)

0.028

1.76 (0.72–4.31)

0.217

Tertiary

26 (19.7)

1.72 (1.00-2.94)

0.050

1.85 (0.74–4.63)

0.187

Employment status

     

Unemployed

97 (63.4)

1 (reference)

   

Employed

56 (36.6)

0.82 (0.50–1.34)

0.438

  

Year

     

Pre-covid

106 (56.1)

1 (reference)

   

During covid

83 (43.9)

0.78 (0.58–1.05)

0.102

  

Type of stressor present

Family and/or marital conflicts (yes/no)

32 (16.8)

2.17 (0.45–3.24)

< 0.001

1.37 (0.74–2.51)

0.305

Financial constraint (yes/no)

17 (18.3)

2.60 (1.46–4.63)

0.001

2.26 (1.05–4.86)

0.036

Other stressors (yes/no)

19 (10.0)

2.38 (1.44–3.94)

0.001

1.37 (0.70–2.67)

0.361

Diagnosis

Bipolar Affective Disorder

29 (15.9)

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

Depressive disorders

55 (30.2)

12.18 (6.27–23.64)

< 0.001

5.36 (2.14–13.37)

< 0.001

Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

52 (28.6)

1.49 (0.77–2.88)

0.237

1.04 (0.44–2.43)

0.937

Substance-related disorders

18 (9.9)

2.98 (1.34–6.62)

0.007

1.89 (0.66–5.42)

0.232

Other disorders**

28 (15.4)

2.51 (1.21–5.21)

0.014

1.64 (0.64–4.34)

0.304

  1. *Other stressors = death of a loved one, sexual abuse, loss of a job, having been robbed
  2. **Other disorders = Neurocognitive disorders, Somatic symptom disorders, Anxiety disorders, Acute stress disorder, conduct disorder, Medication induced movement disorders