Table 4.

Bivariate and multivariate regression analysis of sociodemographic factors independently associated with mental disorders among children and adolescents in Blantyre-Urban, Malawi

Characteristic	Bivariate		Multivariate Model
	UOR (95% CI)	p-value	AOR (95% CI)	p-value
Marital Status
Married (ref)	1		1
Single	6.739 (2.71–16.77)	<0.001*	5.318 (1.44–19.68)	0.012*
Present guardian
Biological parent(s) (ref)	1		1
Grandparent(s), uncle/aunt or sibling	2.969 (1.14–7.73)	0.026*	2.038 (0.50 – 8.29)	0.320
Engaged in work for money
No (ref)	1		1
Yes	3.889(1.91–12.70)	0.025*	2.838(0.54 – 14.81)	0.216
Class Children
≥100 (ref)	1		1
≤101	4.946(1.59–15.41)	0.006*	3.810(1.12 – 12.92)	0.032*
Having difficulty teachers
Absent (ref)	1		1
Present	6.019(1.51–24.03)	0.011*	2.404(0.33 – 17.59)	0.388

^*Statistically significant p-value