Depression among Ethiopian Adults: Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Bivariate and multivariate analysis of depression among adults of Ebinat town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015.

Variable	Category	Depression		COR 95% CI	AOR 95% CI
		Yes	No
Sex	Male	45	371	1	1
	Female	91	272	2.75 (1.86–4.07)	2.45 (1.40–4.29)
Age	18–24	25	209	1	1
	25–34	46	252	1.52 (0.90–2.56)	1.82 (0.95–3.45)
	35–44	30	101	2.48 (1.38–4.44)	3.44 (1.45–8.18)
	45–54	10	44	1.90 (0.85–4.23)	2.04 (0.69–6.07)
	55 & above	25	37	5.64 (2.97–10.87)	5.21 (1.89–14.37)
Marital status	Widowed & divorced	47	59	7.45 (4.45–12.47)	2.60 (1.28–5.27)
	Single	53	247	2.00 (1.27–3.16)	2.10 (1.08–4.06)
	Married	36	337	1	1
Educational status	Unable to read & write	53	151	2.45 (1.60–3.75)	0.67 (0.31–1.41)
	Primary	30	121	1.73 (1.06–2.84)	1.04 (0.54–1.99)
	Secondary & above	53	371	1	1
Occupation	Employed	54	409	1	1
	Nonemployed	82	234	2.65 (1.817–3.87)	0.73 (0.41–1.28)
Social support	Poor	99	179	10.23 (4.82–21.74)	7.40 (3.16–17.32)
	Moderate	29	316	1.70 (0.75–3.80)	1.83 (0.76–4.40)
	Strong	8	148	1	1
Current tobacco use (smoking)	Yes	6	9	3.25 (1.13–9.29)	5.67 (1.47–21.47)
	No	130	634	1	1
Comorbid medical illness	Yes	35	23	9.34 (5.30–16.46)	7.22 (3.51–14.88)
	No	101	620	1	1
Living circumstance	Alone	64	140	3.105 (2.11–4.56)	2.58 (1.50–4.44)
	Other	0	14
	Family	72	489	1	1
Wealth index	Lower	47	94	3.76 (2.245–6.31)	2.19 (1.14–4.23)
	Medium	59	323	1.37 (0.85–2.20)	0.83 (0.46–1.50)
	Higher	30	226	1	1

Note. p < 0.05, p < 0.01, and p < 0.001. COR = crude odds ratio at 95% confidence interval;  AOR = adjusted odds ratio at 95% confidence interval.