TABLE 4.
Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis results of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Dessie town residents, Ethiopia, 2022 (N = 785).
| Variables | Category | PTSD | COR (95% C.I) | AOR (95% C.I) | P-values | |
|
|
||||||
| Yes (n) | No (n) | |||||
| Age | 18–24 | 16 (19.3%) | 67 (80.7%) | 1.31 (0.65, 2.62) | 1.07 (0.48, 2.35) | 0.87 |
| 25–34 | 60 (20.2%) | 237 (79.8%) | 1.38 (0.83, 2.31) | 0.95 (0.53, 1.68) | 0.86 | |
| 35–44 | 51 (21.0%) | 192 (79.0%) | 1.45 (0.86, 2.46) | 1.16 (0.65, 2.07) | 0.61 | |
| > 44 | 25 (15.4%) | 137 (84.6%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sex | Male | 74 (16.6%) | 373 (83.4%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Women | 78 (23.1%) | 260 (76.9%) | 1.51 (1.06, 2.16) | 1.63 (1.10, 2.44) | 0.015* | |
| History of mental illness | Yes | 25 (62.5%) | 15 (37.5%) | 8.11 (4.16, 15.82) | 3.14 (1.40, 7.06) | 0.006* |
| No | 127 (17.0%) | 618 (83.0%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Family history of mental illness | Yes | 24 (61.5%) | 15 (38.5%) | 7.72 (3.94, 15.14) | 1.27 (0.12, 13.35) | 0.84 |
| No | 128 (17.2%) | 618 (82.8%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| History of chronic medical illness | Yes | 33 (37.5%) | 55 (62.5%) | 2.91 (1.81, 4.68) | 1.25 (0.59, 2.63) | 0.55 |
| No | 119 (17.1%) | 578 (82.9%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Childhood abuse history | Yes | 41 (34.2%) | 79 (65.8%) | 2.59 (1.68, 3.97) | 0.97 (0.424, 2.23) | 0.95 |
| No | 111 (16.7%) | 554 (83.3%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ever alcohol use | Yes | 43 (23.1%) | 143 (76.9%) | 1.35 (0.91, 2.02) | 1.32 (0.84, 2.06) | 0.23 |
| No | 109 (18.2%) | 490 (81.8%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Current alcohol use | Yes | 32 (25.6%) | 93 (74.4%) | 1.55 (0.99, 2.42) | 1.18 (0.50, 2.78) | 0.702 |
| No | 120 (18.2%) | 540 (81.8%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Serious physical injury during the conflict | Yes | 31 (43.1%) | 41 (56.9%) | 3.69 (2.23, 6.14) | 1.32 (0.63, 2.75) | 0.45 |
| No | 121 (17.0%) | 592 (83.0%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Witness the death of a family member | Yes | 21 (63.6%) | 12 (36.4%) | 8.29 (3.98, 17.28) | 1.12 (0.25, 4.95) | 0.88 |
| No | 131 (17.4%) | 621 (82.6%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Witness a serious physical injury of a family member or friend | Yes | 35 (53.0%) | 31 (47.0%) | 5.81 (3.44, 9.79) | 2.82 (1.18, 6.70) | 0.019* |
| No | 117 (16.3%) | 602 (83.7%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Property be destroyed during the conflict | Yes | 45 (38.8%) | 71 (61.2%) | 3.33 (2.17, 5.10) | 1.93 (0.97, 3.83) | 0.06 |
| No | 107 (16.0%) | 562 (84.0%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Depressive symptoms | Yes | 55 (28.6%) | 137 (71.4%) | 2.05 (1.40, 3.01) | 3.12 (1.92, 5.07) | < 0.001* |
| No | 97 (16.4%) | 496 (83.6%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Perceived life threat | Low perceived life threat | 15 (8.4%) | 164 (91.6%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Moderate perceived life | 49 (13.7%) | 308 (86.3%) | 1.74 (0.95, 3.19) | 1.03 (0.513, 2.06) | 0.936 | |
| High perceived life threat | 88 (35.3%) | 161 (64.7%) | 5.97 (3.32, 10.77) | 5.73 (3.05, 10.78) | < 0.001* | |
| Social support | Poor social support | 42 (23.9%) | 134 (76.1%) | 1.43 (0.86, 2.37) | 1.13 (0.63, 2.02) | 0.68 |
| Intermittent social support | 76 (18.1%) | 344 (81.9%) | 1.01 (0.64, 1.57) | 0.99 (0.60, 1.63) | 0.97 | |
| Strong social support | 34 (18.0%) | 155 (82.0%) | 1 | 1 | ||
*Statistically significant at P-value < 0.05. COR, Crude odds Ratio; AOR, Adjusted odds Ratio; 1 = reference category, Chi square = 8, Hosmer Lemeshow goodness-of-fit 0.62, degrees of freedom.