Table 4.

Factors associated with mental distress among caregivers of patients with epilepsy at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017 (n=409).

Variables	Categories	Mental Distress		COR(95% CI)	AOR(95% CI)
		Yes	No
Age of caregivers (years)	18-24	3	30	1.00	1.00
	25-34	12	76	1.56 (0.42-5.99)	1.91 (0.41-8.95)
	35-44	25	71	3.52 (0.98-12.55)	3.07 (0.63-13.05)
	> 44	71	121	5.87 (1.73-12.92) ∗ ∗	4.61 (0.89-13.66)
Sex of caregiver	Male	46	172	1.00	1.00
	Female	65	126	1.93 (1.24- 3.00) ∗ ∗	1.02 (0.53-1.96)
Marital Status	Married	75	193	1.00	1.00
	Single	10	68	1.38 (0.19-2.77)	1.13 (0.42-3.06)
	Divorced/Separated	6	15	1.03 (0.39- 2.75)	0.62 (0.18-2.05)
	Widowed	20	22	2.34 (1.21- 4.53) ∗	1.57 (0.65-3.78)
Relationship with patient	Mother	45	51	8.82 (2.93-14.03) ∗ ∗	5.67 (1.68-13.70) ∗ ∗
	Father	25	58	4.31(1.39-13.34) ∗	4.42 (1.25-12.58) ∗
	Brother/Sister	13	83	1.57 (0.48-5.11)	2.22 (0.61-8.12)
	Wife/Husband	11	17	6.47 (1.80-13.21) ∗ ∗	10.59 (2.43-14.19) ∗ ∗
	Child	13	49	2.65 (0.80-8.77)	5.37 (1.27-12.69) ∗
	Other caregiversϕ	4	40	1.00	1.00
Live with Patient	Yes	106	270	2.20 (0.83-5.84)	1.19 (0.38-3.74)
	No	5	28	1.00	1.00
Employment Status	Employed	57	194	1.00	1.00
	Not Employed	54	104	1.77(1.14-2.75) ∗	1.43 (0.77-2.67)
Age of patients (years)	13-19	37	36	4.78 (2.38-9.58) ∗ ∗ ∗	4.00 (1.43-11.21) ∗ ∗
	20-39	57	183	1.45 (0.78-2.64)	1.40 (0.59-3.29)
	>40	17	79	1.00	1.00
Seizure Experience	Yes	67	124	2.14 (1.37-3.33) ∗ ∗	1.35 (0.76-2.38)
	No	44	174	1.00	1.00
Social Support	Poor	79	74	9.94 (5.17-19.11) ∗ ∗ ∗	7.26 (3.60-14.65) ∗ ∗ ∗
	Intermediate	19	103	1.72 (0.81-3.65)	1.72 (0.78-3.83)
	Strong	13	121	1.00	1.00
Stigma	Yes	46	33	5.68 (3.37-9.58) ∗ ∗ ∗	3.03 (1.63-5.66) ∗ ∗ ∗
	No	65	265	1.00	1.00

Note: ∗ p-value < 0.05, ∗∗ p-value <0.01, ∗∗∗p-value< 0.001 ϕ Other caregivers are uncle, aunt, friend, and grandfather/mother.