Table 5.

Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of variables and suicidal attempts among war-affected internally displaced people in northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 751)

Variable	Category	Suicidal attempt		COR (CI)	AOR (CI)
		Yes	No
Gender	Male	7	240	1.00	1.00
	Female	43	461	3.20 (1.42, 7.22)	3.39 (1.44, 8.00)**
Age	18–25	21	158	2.92 (1.55, 5.49)	2.08 (0.91, 4.80)
	26–49	21	462	1.00	1.00
	>49	8	81	2.17 (0.93, 5.07)	1.33 (0.48, 3.67)
Marital status	Married	17	416	1.00	1.00
	Single	20	148	3.31 (1.69, 6.48)	1.96 (0.82, 4.69)
	Divorced	7	71	2.41 (0.96, 6.03)	2.01 (0.74, 5.44)
	Widowed	6	66	2.22 (0.85, 5.85)	1.34 (0.46, 3.91)
Death of family member	No	37	630	1.00	1.00
	Yes	13	71	3.12 (1.58, 6.14)	3.10 (1.45, 6.65)**
Depression	No	7	356	1.00	1.00
	Yes	43	345	6.34 (2.81, 14.28)	4.69 (1.99, 11.08)***
Anxiety	No	17	365	1.00	1.00
	Yes	33	336	2.11 (1.15, 3.85)	1.34 (0.68, 2.65)
PTSS	No	18	330	1.00	1.00
	Yes	32	371	1.58 (0.87, 2.87)	1.17 (0.59, 2.29)
Chronic medical illness	No	43	643	1.00	1.00
	Yes	7	58	1.80 (0.78, 4.19)	1.56 (0.57, 4.23)
Family history of mental illness	No	33	638	1.00	1.00
	Yes	17	63	5.22 (2.75, 9.89)	3.73 (1.76, 7.88)**
Current khat use	No	46	677	1.00	1.00
	Yes	4	24	2.45 (0.82, 7.37)	2.13 (0.59, 7.75)
Social support	Strong	4	106	1.00	1.00
	Moderate	12	273	1.16 (0.37, 3.69)	1.46 (0.43, 4.95)
	Poor	34	322	2.79 (0.97, 8.07)	1.95 (0.62, 6.08)

COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; PTSS, post-traumatic stress symptoms.

*** = P value < 0.001, ** = P value < 0.01, Hosmer–Lemeshew = 0.54.