Table 3 Factors associated with depression (bivariate and multivariate logistic regression) among prisoners in Hawassa central correctional institution, SNNPR, Ethiopia (n = 335)
From: Factors associated with depression among prisoners in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Explanatory variables | Depression | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Age | |||||
18–25 | 81 | 61 | 1 | ||
26–33 | 70 | 49 | 5.311 (0.579, 48.727) | ||
34–41 | 28 | 24 | 5.714 (0.620, 52.693) | ||
42–49 | 9 | 8 | 4.667 (0.488, 44.637) | ||
50–57 | 1 | 4 | 4.500 (0.413, 49.077) | ||
Educational status | |||||
Illiterate | 55 | 45 | 0.694 (0.357, 1.349) | ||
Primary education | 51 | 33 | 0.877 (0.439, 1.752) | ||
High school | 46 | 47 | 0.555 (0.284, 1.088) | ||
College and above | 37 | 21 | 1 | ||
Participating in income generating activity inside prison | |||||
Yes | 44 | 54 | 1 | ||
No | 145 | 92 | 0.517 (0.321, 0.832) | 0.531 (0.322, 0.877) | 0.013* |
Past history of cigarette smoking | |||||
Yes | 24 | 10 | 1.978 (0.914, 4.280) | ||
No | 165 | 136 | 1 | ||
Past history of Khat chewing | |||||
Yes | 36 | 12 | 2.627 (1.314, 5.255) | 2.478 (1.049, 5.857) | 0.039* |
No | 153 | 134 | 1 | ||
Chronic diseasea | |||||
Yes | 39 | 12 | 2.903 (1.460, 5.775) | 2.621 (1.291, 5.323) | 0.008* |
No | 150 | 134 | 1 | ||
Duration of imprisonment (years) | |||||
< 1 | 69 | 56 | 1 | ||
1–5 | 71 | 64 | 0.654 (0.362, 1.182) | ||
> 5 | 49 | 26 | 0.589 (0.328, 1.055) | ||