Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regression of factors associated with long length of stay.

Variables	Coefficient (95% CI)	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P-value
Age	0.03 (−0.01 - 0.07)	1.03 (0.98-1.07)	0.229
Alcohol use	−0.56 (−1.43 - 0.32)	0.57 (0.24-1.37)	0.212
Antibiotic during hospitalization	0.52 (−0.55 - 1.60)	1.69 (0.57-4.95)	0.341
Cannabis use	0.62 (−0.32 - 1.55)	1.85 (0.73-4.70)	0.196
Extrapyramidal side effects	1.24 (0.28 - 2.20)	3.45 (1.32-9.03)	0.012
Lives outside Lilongwe district	1.30 (0.51 - 2.08)	3.65 (1.66-8.01)	0.001
Male	0.87 (−0.16 - 1.89)	2.38 (0.85-6.65)	0.099
Married	−0.92 (−1.86 - 0.01)	0.40 (0.16-1.01)	0.054
Not accompanied by family on presentation	0.53 (−0.24 - 1.30)	1.70 (0.79-3.66)	0.178
Previously psychiatrically hospitalized	0.01 (−0.76 - 0.78)	1.01 (0.47-2.19)	0.977
# pre-presentation medical treatment interactions	−1.06 (−1.85 - −0.27)	0.35 (0.16-0.76)	0.008
Schizophrenia diagnosis	0.52 (−0.29 - 1.33)	1.68 (0.74-3.80)	0.211
Secluded during hospitalization	−0.42 (−1.26 - 0.41)	0.66 (0.28-1.51)	0.323
Constant	−2.81 (−4.55 - −1.07)	0.06 (0.01-0.34)	0.002