Table 4.
Characteristics of associated factors for depression in prisoners in Ethiopia by their Odds ratio, Confidence interval, association strength, author and year of publication
| Associated factors | Odds ratio(AOR) | 95% CI | Strength of association | Author, year of publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Having children | 2.48 | 1.60,3.83 | Moderate, positive | Alemayehu et al.,2019 [20] |
| Health satisfaction rated as moderate | 3.2 | 1.12,9.00 | Strong and positive | Alemayehu et al. 2019 [20] |
| Health satisfaction rated as dissatisfied | 1.63 | 1.02,2.62 | Moderate, positive | Alemayehu et al. 2019 [20] |
| Being sentenced for more than 5 years | 2.31 | 1.01,5.25 | Moderate, positive | Alemayehu et al. 2019 [20] |
| Being sentenced for 1–5 years | 3.04 | 1.20,7.71 | Strong and positive | Alemayehu et al. 2019 [20] |
| Not satisfied with day to day life before imprisonment | 0.44 | 0.26,0.63 | Moderate, negative | Beyen et al. 2017 [22] |
| Thought of facing difficulty to run life as before after release | 1.87 | 1.3,2.69 | Moderate, positive | Beyen et al. 2017 [22] |
| Having a plan to commit suicide | 4.16 | 2.56,6.77 | Strong and positive | Beyen et al. 2017 [22] |
| Good social support | 0.62 | 0.44,0.89 | Strong and negative | Beyen et al. 2017 [22] |
| Prison setting being at Gondar | 1.54 | 1.04,2.29 | Moderate, positive | Beyen et al. 2017 [22] |
| Prison setting being at Debre-tabor | 2.27 | 1.46,3.51 | Moderate, positive | Beyen et al. 2017 [22] |
| Having family history of mental illness | 6.05 | 2.60,13.8 | Strong and positive | Abdu et al. 2018 [23] |
| Having chronic physical illness | 2.87 | 1.29,6.41 | Moderate, positive | Abdu et al. 2018 [23] |
| Having history of previous incarceration | 3.26 | 1.02,10.64 | Strong and positive | Abdu et al. 2018 [23] |
| Lack of job in the prison | 4.96 | 2.09,11.8 | Strong and positive | Abdu et al. 2018 [23] |
| Lifetime alcohol use | 3.61 | 1.80,7.26 | Strong and positive | Abdu et al. 2018 [23] |
| Thinking life to be a difficult one after release from prison | 2.07 | 1.20,3.60 | Moderate, positive | Abdu et al. 2018 [23] |
| Having age between 21 and 25 years | 2.04 | 1.06,3.89 | Moderate, positive | Abdu et al. 2018 [23] |
| Poor social support | 2.2 | 1.27,3.82 | Moderate, positive | Abdu et al. 2018 [23] |
| Primary education | 4.17 | 1.65,10.48 | Strong and positive | Getaneh et al. 2019 [26] |
| Perceived stigma | 3.88 | 2.08,7.25 | Strong and positive | Getaneh et al. 2019 [26] |
| History of chronic illness | 2.88 | 1.34,6.17 | Moderate, positive | Getaneh et al. 2019 [26] |
| WHO clinical stage II AIDS | 2.47 | 1.19,5.12 | Moderate, positive | Getaneh et al. 2019 [26] |
| Length of stay in prison 4–6 years | 2.27 | 1.22,4.23 | Moderate, positive | Getaneh et al. 2019 [26] |
| Length of stay in prison ≥10 years | 3.5 | 1.15,10.85 | Strong and positive | Getaneh et al. 2019 [26] |
| Not participating in IGA inside the prison | 0.53 | 0.32,0.87 | Moderate, negative | Bedaso et al. 2018 [21] |
| Having chronic disease | 2.62 | 1.29,5.32 | Moderate, positive | Bedaso et al. 2018 [21] |
| History of Chat chewing | 2.47 | 1.04,5.85 | Moderate, positive | Bedaso et al. 2018 [21] |
| Widowed | 6.3 | 1.09,36.67 | Strong and positive | Reta et al. 2019 [25] |
| Educated at college or university level | 5.34 | 1.59,17.94 | Strong and positive | Reta et al. 2019 [25] |
| A history of suicidal attempt | 2.76 | 1.04,7.31 | Moderate, positive | Reta et al. 2019 [25] |
| Ever faced a severe stressful life event | 2.57 | 1.41,4.67 | Moderate, positive | Reta et al. 2019 [25] |
| 5–10 years of sentence | 2.5 | 1.32,4.79 | Moderate, positive | Reta et al. 2019 [25] |
| Having chronic medical illness | 3.32 | 1.26,8.75 | Strong and positive | Reta et al. 2019 [25] |
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