Table 4.
Factors associated with depression among undergraduate medical students at SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016/2017
| Explanatory variables | Depression | COR, 95% (CI) | AOR, 95% (CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 81 | 80 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 50 | 56 | 1.11 (0.68, 1.81) | 0.99 (0.57, 1.75) |
| Age | ||||
| 18–21 | 77 | 52 | 2.63 (1.08, 6.41)* | 2.42 (1.64, 9.22)** |
| 22–24 | 52 | 63 | 1.47 (0.60, 3.59) | 1.90 (0.63, 5.69) |
| 25 and above | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Single | 137 | 120 | 0.51 (0.15, 1.74) | 0.27 (0.58, 0.98) |
| Source of income | ||||
| Yes | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 130 | 119 | 1.64 (0.65, 4.15) | 2.21 (0.76, 6.40) |
| Educational level | ||||
| 1st year | 38 | 20 | 2.85 (1.20, 6.78)* | 1.63 (1.43, 6.26)** |
| 2nd year | 34 | 18 | 2.83 (1.17, 6.87)* | 1.39 (1.17, 5.18)** |
| 3rd year | 18 | 28 | 0.96 (0.39, 2.37) | 0.50 (0.16, 1.65) |
| 4th year | 16 | 25 | 0.96 (0.38, 2.41) | 0.52 (0.16, 1.68) |
| 5th year | 18 | 19 | 1.42 (0.56, 3.62) | 1.01 (0.33, 3.04) |
| 6th year | 14 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| Interest toward medical education | ||||
| Yes | 109 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 29 | 113 | 1.67 (0.88, 3.180 | 1.86 (0.90, 3.82) |
| Vocational period | ||||
| Short | 98 | 91 | 1.08 (0.15, 7.81) | 1.37 (0.15, 12.85) |
| Medium | 38 | 38 | 1.00 (0.13, 7.47) | 1.48 (0.15, 14.82) |
| Long | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Impact of vocational period | ||||
| Yes | 82 | 81 | 0.90 (0.55, 1.48) | 0.81 (0.45, 1.47) |
| No | 56 | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| Diagnosed chronic illness | ||||
| Yes | 10 | 5 | 1.97 (0.65, 5.92) | 2.36 (0.69, 8.13) |
| No | 128 | 126 | 1 | 1 |
| Family history of mental illness | ||||
| Yes | 15 | 11 | 1.33 (0.59, 3.01) | 1.25 (0.50, 3.11) |
| No | 123 | 120 | 1 | 1 |
| Social support | ||||
| Low/poor | 41 | 37 | 1.53 (1.18, 3.01)* | 1.32 (0.63, 2.73) |
| Medium/intermediate | 71 | 58 | 1.70 (0.92, 3.13) | 1.76 (0.90, 3.43) |
| High/good | 26 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| Stressful life events | ||||
| No | 64 | 80 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 74 | 51 | 1.81 (1.12, 2.95)* | 1.61 (1.14, 2.76)** |
| Substance use | ||||
| Yes | 34 | 30 | 1.10 (0.62, 1.93) | 1.35 (0.73, 2.53) |
| No | 128 | 101 | 1 | 1 |
n = 269
Diagnosed chronic illness = cardiovascular disease, liver diseases, Epilepsy, HIV/AIDS…
* Significant association (p-value < 0.2 in bivariate)
** Significant association (p-value < 0.05 in multivariate analysis) Hosmer and Lemeshow test = 0.161