Research Article

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Aggressive Behavior among Patients with Schizophrenia at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia

Table. 3

Distribution of schizophrenia patients by factors related to aggressive behavior at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, May, 2019 ().

Explanatory variablesAggressive behaviorCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
YesNo

Sex
 Male801861.75 (1.07, 2.88)2.61 (1.21, 5.61)
 Female271101.001.00
Monthly income
 <400 birr571122.14 (1.12, 4.08)1.32 (0.53, 3.26)
 400-900 birr22352.64 (1.22, 5.73)3.28 (.70, 10.04)
 900-1200 birr13860.63 (0.28, 0.99)0.64 (0.20, 2.01)
 >1200 birr15631.001.00
Occupational status
 Employed7551.001.00
 Own business71150.48 (0.16, 0.93)0.25 (0.65, 0.99)
 Students9203.54 (1.16, 10.75)5.28 (0.18, 23.52)
 Jobless841066.23 (2.69, 14.38)8.03 (3.08, 21.95)
History of aggression
 Yes40305.29 (3.07, 9.12)6.22 (2.75, 14.10)
 No602661.001.00
Psychotic symptoms
 No symptoms552421.001.00
 Persecutory delusion24283.77 (2.03, 7.00)7.05 (2.88, 21.39)
 Command hallucination28264.74 (2.57, 8.71)8.12 (3.11, 21.14)
Drug adherence
 Nonadherence841245.07 (3.02, 8.48)6.41 (3.02, 13.63)
 Adherence231721.001.00
Social support
 Poor social support70932.72 (1.48, 4.98)3.11 (1.35, 7.17)
 Moderate support191380.49 (0.25, 0.99)0.56 (0.22, 1.43)
 Strong support18651.001.00
Alcohol
 Yes27441.93(1.13, 3.32)2.40(1.02, 5.66)
 No803321.001.00

Key: value < 0.05; Statistically significant at multivariate analysis.