Table 4.
Factors associated with depression, anxiety, and stress among females
Characteristics | Depression | Anxiety | Stress | ||||||
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χ 2 (p) | AOR (95% CI) | p | χ 2 (p) | AOR (95% CI) | p | χ 2 (p) | AOR (95% CI) | p | |
Age | 2.78 (0.25) | ‐ | ‐ | 0.48 (0.79) | ‐ | ‐ | 1.16 (0.56) | ‐ | ‐ |
20–39 | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ |
40–59 | ‐ | 1.44 (0.62–3.34) | 0.40 | ‐ | 1.68 (0.78–3.61) | 0.185 | ‐ | 0.71 (0.23–2.22) | 0.56 |
60–80 | ‐ | 1.75 (0.82–3.72) | 0.15 | ‐ | 1.46 (0.73–2.92) | 0.28 | ‐ | 0.84 (0.31–2.23) | 0.72 |
Marital status | 1.09 (0.35) | ‐ | ‐ | 2.40 (0.14) | ‐ | ‐ | 1.05 (0.35) | ‐ | ‐ |
Currently with a regular partner | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ |
Currently without a regular partner | ‐ | 0.73 (0.42–1.28) | 0.28 | ‐ | 0.69 (0.41–1.16) | 0.159 | ‐ | 1.84 (0.87–3.91) | 0.11 |
Religion | 0.04 (>0.99) | ‐ | ‐ | 0.24 (0.67) | ‐ | ‐ | 3.64 (0.06) | ‐ | ‐ |
Christian | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ |
Islam | ‐ | 1.14 (0.43–3.05) | 0.79 | ‐ | 1.50 (0.58–3.83) | 0.40 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
Employment status | 0.94 (0.63) | ‐ | ‐ | 2.75 (0.25) | ‐ | ‐ | 2.75 (0.25) | ‐ | ‐ |
Employed by other | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ |
Employed by self | ‐ | 1.70 (0.43–6.73) | 0.45 | ‐ | 1.84 (0.45–7.50) | 0.397 | ‐ | 2.96 (0.53–16.63) | 0.22 |
Unemployed | ‐ | 0.88 (0.44–1.74) | 0.71 | ‐ | 0.60 (0.32–1.15) | 0.12 | ‐ | 0.98 (0.34–2.86) | 0.97 |
Educational level | 2.44 (0.30) | ‐ | ‐ | 6.19 (0.05) | ‐ | ‐ | 5.11 (0.08) | ‐ | ‐ |
Tertiary | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ |
Nontertiary | ‐ | 0.57 (0.19–1.68) | 0.31 | ‐ | 0.32 (0.11–0.88) | 0.027 | ‐ | 0.30 (0.06–1.59) | 0.16 |
No formal education | ‐ | 0.76 (0.19–1.30) | 0.31 | ‐ | 0.55 (0.33–0.93) | 0.024 | ‐ | 0.48 (0.23–1.00) | 0.05 |
Do you drink alcohol | 2.61 (0.18) | ‐ | ‐ | 0.52 (0.54) | ‐ | ‐ | 2.17 (0.15) | ‐ | ‐ |
Yes | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ |
No | ‐ | 2.36 (0.67–8.32) | 0.18 | ‐ | 1.39 (0.39–4.93) | 0.61 | ‐ | 1.95 (0.43–8.75) | 0.38 |
Comorbid conditions | 0.45 (0.63) | ‐ | ‐ | 0.16 (0.76) | ‐ | ‐ | 0.32 (0.65) | ‐ | ‐ |
Yes | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ | ‐ | Ref | ‐ |
No | ‐ | 0.79 (0.40–1.58) | 0.50 | ‐ | 0.94 (0.50–1.79) | 0.86 | ‐ | 1.35 (0.54–3.39) | 0.53 |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.