Table 1.
Bivariate logistic regression of depression
| Participants’ characteristics | Total number (1898) | Depression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (1662) | Yes (236) | OR (95%CI) | ||
| Age | ||||
| 16-24* | 143 (7.53%) | 132 | 11 | ---- |
| 25-44 | 605 (31.9%) | 544 | 61 | 1.35 (0.69-2.63) |
| 45-64 | 843 (44.4%) | 716 | 127 | 2.13 (1.12-4.05)** |
| 65- | 307 (16.2%) | 270 | 37 | 1.64 (0.81-3.33) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single* | 342 (18.0%) | 292 | 50 | ---- |
| Married | 1556 (82.0%) | 1370 | 186 | 0.79 (0.57-1.11) |
| Education | ||||
| No school* | 724 (38.2%) | 622 | 102 | ---- |
| Less than 6 years | 706 (37.2%) | 615 | 91 | 0.90 (0.67-1.22) |
| 7 to 9 years | 324 (17.1%) | 289 | 35 | 0.74 (0.49-1.11) |
| 10 years and above | 144 (7.59%) | 136 | 8 | 0.36 (0.17-0.75)** |
| Occupation*** | ||||
| Agriculture work* | 1117 (58.9%) | 971 | 146 | ---- |
| Non-agriculture work | 185 (9.75%) | 169 | 16 | 0.63 (0.37-1.08) |
| Homemakers/students | 379 (20.0%) | 342 | 37 | 0.72 (0.49-1.05) |
| Unemployed | 179 (9.43%) | 144 | 35 | 1.62 (1.08-2.43)** |
| Perceived health status*** | ||||
| Very good* | 287 (15.1%) | 278 | 9 | ---- |
| Good | 389 (20.5%) | 369 | 20 | 1.67 (0.75-3.73) |
| Adequate | 696 (36.7%) | 619 | 77 | 3.84 (1.90-7.78)** |
| Poor | 525 (27.7%) | 395 | 130 | 10.2 (5.09-20.3)** |
| Perceived household income | ||||
| Affluent* | 223 (11.8%) | 209 | 14 | ---- |
| Basic enough | 981 (51.7%) | 901 | 80 | 1.33 (0.74-2.39) |
| Some difficulty | 596 (31.4%) | 491 | 105 | 3.19 (1.79-5.71)** |
| Very difficult | 73 (3.85%) | 39 | 34 | 13.0 (6.40-26.5)** |
| Social support*** | ||||
| High* | 531 (28.0%) | 496 | 35 | ---- |
| Medium | 923 (48.6%) | 823 | 100 | 1.72 (1.15-2.57)** |
| Low | 433 (22.8%) | 333 | 100 | 4.26 (2.83-6.41)** |
*Reference group; **p <0.05; ***Participants who were not responsive were coded as missing data.