Table 7.

Factors associated with depressive symptoms of the respondents at Jimma Zone, Seka Chekorsa district, Southwest Ethiopia, March 2020.

Variables	Category	Depressive symptoms		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		No (%)	Yes (%)
Educational status	Unable to read and write	142 (84.5)	26 (15.5)	2.2 (1.1–4.4)	3.5 (1.3–8.9)*
	Read and write	65 (80.5)	16 (19.8)	2.9 (1.3–6.5)	5.3 (1.9–14.5)
	Primary school and above	158 (92.4)	13 (7.6)	1	1
Birth order	First	150 (82.0)	33 (18.0)	2.4 (1.2–5.1)	3.6 (1.4–8.7)*
	Second	91 (89.2)	11 (10.8)	1.3 (0.5–3.2)	1.1 (0.3–3.3)
	Third or more	124 (91.9)	11 (8.1)	1	1
Having a close family member who is died recently and feel so bad	Present	30 (62.5)	18 (37.5)	5.4 (2.7–10.6)	3.9 (1.4–10.4)*
	Absent	335 (90.1)	37 (9.9)	1	1
Stressful event†	Present	28(60.9)	18 (39.1)	5.8 (2.9–11.5)	4.8 (1.7–13.5)*
	Absent	337 (90.1)	37 (9.9)	1

^*Variables significant at P < 0.05.

^†Stressful events include relationship problems, separations, and unemployment.