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. 2024 Feb 4;46(4):330–337. doi: 10.1177/02537176231220543

Table 2.

Association of Socio-demographic Characteristics with Common Mental Disorders Among Women.

Characteristics Common Mental Disorders Unadjusted OR (95% CI) P Value
Present
(n = 56)
Absent
(n = 924)
Frequency (%) Frequency (%)
Age in years (n = 980) 18–45 14 (25.00) 413 (44.70) 1  
46–60 42 (75.00) 511 (55.30) 2.43 (1.31–4.50) 0.005*
Literacy status (n = 980) Illiterate 7 (12.50) 88 (9.52) 2.69 (0.95–7.64) 0.062
1–4 years of schooling 10 (17.86) 92 (9.96) 3.68 (1.41–9.61) 0.008*
5–10 years of schooling 31 (55.36) 473 (51.19) 2.22 (1.01–4.89) 0.048*
Above 10 years of schooling 8 (14.28) 271 (29.33) 1  
Marital status (n = 980) Unmarried 3 (5.36) 61 (6.60) 1  
Married 27 (48.21) 651 (70.45) 0.84 (0.25–2.86) 0.784
Separated/Divorced/Widowed 26 (46.43) 212 (22.95) 2.49 (0.73–8.52) 0.145
Religion (n = 980) Hindu 47 (83.93) 773 (83.66) 1  
Muslim 7 (12.50) 116 (12.55) 0.99 (0.44–2.25) 0.986
Christian 2 (3.57) 35 (3.79) 0.94 (0.22–4.03) 0.933
Type of family (n = 980) Nuclear 25 (44.64) 345 (37.34) 1.88 (0.98–3.62) 0.060
Joint 15 (26.79) 389 (42.10) 1  
Three generation 16 (28.57) 190 (20.56) 2.18 (1.06–4.51) 0.035*
Socioeconomic status (n = 980) Upper class 4 (7.15) 87 (9.42) 1  
Middle class 39 (69.64) 696 (75.32) 1.22 (0.42–3.49) 0.713
Lower class 13 (23.21) 141 (15.26) 2.01 (0.63–6.35) 0.237
Type of area (n = 980) Urban 23 (41.07) 242 (26.19) 1.96 (1.31–3.41) 0.017*
Rural 33 (58.93) 682 (73.81) 1  
Working status of participants (n = 980) Working 13 (23.21) 205 (22.19) 1.15 (0.59–2.20) 0.681
Currently not working 7 (12.50) 68 (7.36) 1.86 (0.79–4.34) 0.151
Homemaker 36 (64.29) 651 (70.45) 1  
Spouse’s working status (n = 678) Employed 15 (55.55) 521 (80.03) 1  
Unemployed 8 (29.63) 45 (6.91) 6.18 (2.48–15.35) <0.001*
Retired 4 (14.82) 85 (13.06) 1.64 (0.53–5.04) 0.393

*Bold fonts indicate that the values are statistically significant.