Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depressive Disorder among Prisoners in Mekelle General Prison Center, Tigray, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Design
Table 5
Factors associated with depression among prisoners in Mekelle General Prison Center, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019 ().
Explanatory variables
Depression
Crude odds ratio (COR), 95% CI
AOR, 95% CI
value
No
Yes
Occupation
Farmer
52
47
1
1
Governmental
23
22
1.058 (0.523-2.142)
0.469 (0.134-1.645)
0.238
Private work
83
128
1.706 (1.054-2.762)
2.606 (0.982-6.919)
0.054
Othersa
22
31
1.559 (0.795-3.059)
3.528 (1.041-11.96)
0.043
Lifetime substance use
Yes
55
117
2.396 (1.590-3.609)
1.943 (1.066-3.541)
0.030
No
125
111
1
1
History of childhood abuse
Yes
9
44
4.543 (2.153-9.586)
5.147 (1.86-14.224)
0.002
No
171
184
1
1
Weight loss
Yes
70
159
3.621 (2.399-5.467)
4.07 (2.176-7.61)
0.000
No
110
69
1
1
Length of charge
Less than one year
24
23
0.958 (0.308-2.981)
4.21 (0.57-31.12)
0.159
1-3 years
94
106
1.128 (0.487-3.123)
3.727 (0.567-24.50)
0.171
4-6 years
23
26
1.13 (0.365-3.497)
4.717 (0.681-32.66)
0.116
More than 6 years
31
65
2.097 (0.72-6.109)
5.13 (1.038-25.378)
0.045
Lifetime
8
8
1
1
Happy life inside prison
Yes
94
48
1
1
No
86
180
4.099 (2.660-6.316)
3.228 (1.76-5.917)
0.000
Prison meal
Good
67
33
1
1
Bad
113
195
3.504 (2.175-5.645)
2.37 (1.165-4.821)
0.017
Social support
Poor social support
56
100
2.262 (1.413-3.622)
2.087 (1.044-4.172)
0.037
Moderate social support
48
68
1.794 (1.087-2.962)
3.627 (1.725-7.626)
0.001
Strong social support
76
60
1
1
Significant at value < 0.05. aStudents, unemployed, and those going to Saudi.
