Table 4.
Factors associated with common mental disorders in multivariate and bivariate logistic regression analysis among study participants living in Harari region state, Eastern Ethiopia (n = 1,168).
| Explanatory variables | Common mental disorders | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 122 | 370 | 1.43 (1.08–1.89) | 1.31 (1.09–2.09)* |
| Male | 127 | 549 | 1 | 1 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 120 | 633 | 1 | 1 |
| Single | 56 | 131 | 2.25 (1.56–3.26) | 2.03 (1.37–3.01)** |
| Divorced | 44 | 74 | 3.14 (2.06–4.78) | 3.06 (1.97–4.76)** |
| Widowed | 29 | 81 | 1.89 (1.18–3.01) | 1.79 (1.23–3.26)* |
| Occupational status | ||||
| Government employer | 58 | 261 | 1 | 1 |
| Merchants | 43 | 226 | 0.86 (0.56–1.32) | 0.74 (0.45–1.20) |
| Students | 41 | 121 | 1.65 (1.04–2.60) | 1.48 (0.91–2.41) |
| Farmer | 35 | 126 | 1.25 (0.78–2.06) | 1.02 (0.61–1.71) |
| Daily labour | 7 | 41 | 0.77 (0.33–1.80) | 0.62(o.26–1.50) |
| House wife | 21 | 82 | 1.15 (0.66–2.01) | 0.91 (0.49–1.64) |
| Unemployed | 44 | 71 | 2.79 (1.74–4.47) | 1.97 (1.18–3.31)* |
| Age (in years) | ||||
| 15–24 | 19 | 112 | 1 | 1 |
| 25–34 | 43 | 128 | 1.98 (1.09–3.59) | 1.78 (0.08–3.78) |
| 35–44 | 31 | 159 | 1.15 (0.62–2.14) | 1.02 (0.68–2.45) |
| 45–54 | 28 | 125 | 1.32 (0.67–2.49) | 1.30 (0.69–2.58) |
| ≥55 | 128 | 395 | 1.91 (1.13–3.23) | 1.10 (1.69–3.54)* |
| Current alcohol use | ||||
| No | 213 | 832 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 36 | 87 | 1.62 (1.07–2.45) | 1.42 (0.91–2.09) |
| Family history of mental illness | ||||
| No | 234 | 901 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 15 | 18 | 3.21 (1.59–6.46) | 3.17 (1.54–6.96)* |
*p < 0.05 and **p < 0.001. COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.