Research Article

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression among Orphan Adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 3

A multivariable logistic regression of associated factors with depression among orphan adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jul 2016 (N=453).

variablesCategorydepressionCrude ORAdjusted OR
yesno(95CI)(95CI)

Age 10-141005111
15-191881141.18(.78,1.79).98(.53,1.79)
sexMale1608811
Female128771.094.83(.53,1.31)
Educational statusPrimary1618511
High school123761.15(.78,1.70).22(.04,1.19)
College441.88(.45,7.71).24(.04,1.28)
Age of entrance0-51581141.83(1.12,2.75)2.21(1.32,3.69)
6 and above1305111
Orphan typeMaternal191111
Paternal4827.972(.40,2.34)2.03(.809,5.13)
Double221127.993(.458,2.15)1.38(.730,2.64)
Length of stay0-5752711
6 and above2131381.80(1.10,2.93)1.90(1.08,3.35)
Presence of biological relativesYes532911
No2351361.05(.64,1.74).82(.43,1.53)
Presence of visitorsYes1047311
No18492.712(.48,1.05)3.62(2.06,6.37)
Community discriminationYes37603.87(2.42,6.19)2.68(1.58,4.56)
No2511051
Perceived social supportLow771014.32(2.87,6.50)5.86(3.47,9.91)
Moderate21164.11