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. 2019 Nov 4;102(1):31–35. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0542

Table 3.

Multinomial logistic regression of factors associated with depressive symptoms among the internal migrants with TB

Variable Depressive symptoms
Mild Moderate to severe
Age 1.00 (0.98–1.01) 1.00 (0.98–1.01)
Gender (ref = males) 1.19 (0.88–1.61) 2.61 (1.69–4.01)***
Education (ref = high school or higher)
 Primary school and below 1.81 (1.13–2.90)*** 3.21 (1.55–6.62)***
 Middle school 1.39 (0.92–2.39) 1.41 (0.71–2.78)
Marital status (ref = single)
 Married 1.40 (0.88–2.22) 0.87 (0.44–1.69)
 Separated/divorced/widowed 1.48 (0.60–3.72) 1.46 (0.47–4.51)
Prior anti-TB treatment (ref = no) 0.98 (0.63–1.54) 0.94 (0.50–1.75)
Family function 0.74 (0.69–0.80)*** 0.61 (0.56–0.67)***
Doctor–patient communication 0.78 (0.69–0.87)*** 0.82 (0.69–0.97)*
Stigma 1.06 (1.02–1.10)** 1.24 (1.16–1.32)***

TB = tuberculosis. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001.