Table 4.
Multinomial logistic regression models predicting children`s current suicide risk
| Lower risk (n = 43) | Moderate/high risk (n = 14) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aOR | 95% CI (LL, UL) | p | aOR | 95% CI (LL, UL) | p | |
| Age | 2.20 | 1.38, 3.51 | 0.001 | 3.03 | 1.15, 7.99 | 0.025 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1.02 | 0.47, 2.21 | 0.963 | 3.89 | 0.82, 18.51 | 0.088 |
| Female (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| School attendance | ||||||
| No | 1.26 | 0.32, 4.92 | 0.739 | 0.80 | 0.05, 13.20 | 0.877 |
| Yes (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Orphan status | ||||||
| Not orphan | 1.46 | 0.46, 4.64 | 0.518 | 0.36 | 0.05, 2.39 | 0.288 |
| Half or full orphan | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Household size | 0.79 | 0.51, 1.22 | 0.285 | 1.05 | 0.50, 2.17 | 0.905 |
| Household average income | ||||||
| 0–5000 TZS | 0.67 | 0.21, 2.15 | 0.497 | 1.18 | 0.14, 7.99 | 0.968 |
| 5000–20,000 TZS | 2.27 | 0.74, 7.02 | 0.154 | 1.70 | 0.21, 13.48 | 0.508 |
| ≥ 20,000 TZS | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Time spent in camp | 1.08 | 0.61, 1.47 | 0.702 | 1.29 | 0.57, 2.91 | 0.541 |
| Social support | 0.95 | 0.60, 1.33 | 0.815 | 1.05 | 0.53, 2.08 | 0.896 |
| Exposure to war-related trauma | 0.88 | 0.56, 1.37 | 0.614 | 0.98 | 0.48, 1.97 | 0.949 |
| Maltreatment by parents | 1.31 | 0.90, 2.57 | 0.154 | 0.82 | 0.37, 1.80 | 0.615 |
| Internalizing problems | 1.29 | 0.85, 1.96 | 0.228 | 2.88 | 1.33, 6.26 | 0.007 |
| Externalizing problems | 1.56 | 1.06, 2.31 | 0.026 | 3.03 | 1.42, 6.49 | 0.004 |
| PTSD symptoms | 1.64 | 1.05, 2.57 | 0.030 | 2.30 | 1.02, 5.16 | 0.044 |
Significant associations are bold. The reference group is the no risk group (n = 171), X2 (28, N = 228) = 83.24, p < 0.001, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.41
aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, LL lower limit, UL upper limit, TZS Tanzanian shillings, PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder