Table 2.
Bi-Variable and Multi-Variable Regression Analysis Showing Associations Between Independent Variables and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Residents of Mai Kadra, North West Ethiopia, 2021 (n=610)
| PTSD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | COR | AOR (95% CI) | ||
| Sex | Male | 179 | 169 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 186 | 76 | 2.31 (1.64–3.24) | 1.93 (1.27–2.92)** | |
| Marital status | Single | 105 | 46 | 1.75 (1.17–2.62) | 1.35 (0.82–2.21) |
| Married | 205 | 157 | 1 | 1 | |
| Divorced | 38 | 31 | 0.94 (0.56–1.58) | 0.73 (0.40–1.34) | |
| Widowed | 17 | 11 | 1.18 (0.54–2.60) | 1.06 (0.42–2.70) | |
| Occupational status | Government employee | 14 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Student | 29 | 27 | 1.30 (0.54–3.15) | 0.98 (0.35–2.76) | |
| Farmer | 78 | 66 | 1.43 (0.66–3.13) | 1.12 (0.45–2.76) | |
| Housewife | 54 | 27 | 2.43 (1.04–5.65) | 0.92 (0.33–2.56) | |
| Daily labor | 33 | 33 | 1.21 (0.52–2.86) | 0.88 (0.33–2.38) | |
| Merchant | 63 | 33 | 2.32 (1.02–5.28) | 1.51 (0.58–3.95) | |
| Unemployed | 94 | 42 | 2.72 (1.23–6.02) | 1.79 (0.71–4.56) | |
| Worst events | Physical assault | 138 | 102 | 1.10 (0.51–2.39) | 1.34 (0.53–3.41) |
| Being in a war fighting situation | 146 | 72 | 1.65 (0.75–3.61) | 2.01 (0.78–5.17) | |
| Destruction of personal property | 65 | 58 | 0.91 (0.40–2.05) | 1.11 (0.42–2.91) | |
| Did not access medical care during the event | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | |
| A family member or friend was injured or killed | Yes | 58 | 28 | 1.46 (0.90–2.37) | 1.95 (1.10–3.48)* |
| No | 307 | 217 | 1 | 1 | |
| Family mental illness | Yes | 18 | 20 | 0.58 (0.30–1.13) | 0.69 (0.32–1.51) |
| No | 347 | 225 | 1 | 1 | |
| Having chronic medical illness | Yes | 81 | 72 | 0.69 (0.47–0.99) | 0.89 (0.56–1.40) |
| No | 284 | 173 | 1 | 1 | |
| Current use of khat | Yes | 71 | 56 | 0.82 (0.55–1.21) | 1.08 (0.64–1.83) |
| No | 294 | 189 | 1 | 1 | |
| Current use of alcohol | Yes | 146 | 128 | 0.61 (0.44–0.85) | 0.70 (0.46–1.06) |
| No | 219 | 117 | 1 | 1 | |
| Current cigarette smoking | Yes | 55 | 54 | 0.63 (0.41–0.95) | 1.07 (0.61–1.91) |
| No | 310 | 191 | 1 | 1 | |
| Depression | Yes | 216 | 106 | 1.90 (1.37–2.64) | 1.67 (1.13–2.47)* |
| No | 149 | 139 | 1 | 1 | |
| Social support | Poor social support | 221 | 161 | 0.67 (0.40–1.12) | 1.13 (0.60–2.11) |
| Moderate social support | 91 | 58 | 0.77 (0.43–1.37) | 1.10 (0.56–2.16) | |
| Strong social support | 53 | 26 | 1 | 1 | |
| Perceived life threat | Low perceived threat | 36 | 80 | 1 | 1 |
| Moderate perceived threat | 202 | 119 | 3.77 (2.40–5.94) | 3.35 (1.98–5.68)*** | |
| High perceived threat | 127 | 46 | 6.14 (3.65–10.30) | 3.66 (1.93, 6.96)*** | |
| Anxiety | Yes | 208 | 88 | 2.36 (1.69–3.30) | 1.85 (1.21–2.83)** |
| No | 157 | 157 | 1 | 1 | |
| Level of exposure | Direct | 124 | 27 | 4.59 (1.74–12.12) | 3.27 (1.09–9.83)* |
| Witnessed it | 231 | 208 | 1.11 (0.45–2.72) | 0.85 (0.29–2.25) | |
| Job related | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
Notes: * P<0.05 (variables significantly associated with PTSD), **p≤0.01 and ***p≤0.001; chi-square=6.9; df=8; Hosmer-Lemeshow test=0.55.