Depression and Associated Factors among Adult Inpatients at Public Hospitals of Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 4

Factors associated with depression among adult inpatients in Harari region hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia, 2017 ().

Independent variables	Frequency	Depression		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Yes	No
Sex
Male	189	125	64	1.56 (1.07, 2.27)	1.12 (0.68, 1.84)
Female	300	167	133	1	1
Age
18–24	60	29	31	1	1
25–34	166	81	73	1.19 (0.65, 2.16)	1.53 (0.70, 3.38)
35–44	144	90	50	1.84 (0.99, 3.40)	1.80 (0.77, 4.25)
45–54	81	60	21	3.05 (1.50, 6.21)	1.97 (0.77, 5.05)
55–64	28	25	12	2.23 (0.95, 5.23)	1.14 (0.37, 3.52)
>65	10	7	10	1.18 (0.44, 3.18)	0.38 (0.09, 1.66)
Marital status
Single	81	45	36	1	1
Married	314	168	146	0.92 (0.56, 1.50)	0.73 (0.37, 1.47)
Widowed	52	44	8	4.40 (1.84, 10.52)	2.92 (0.98, 8.66)
Divorced	42	35	7	4.00 (1.59, 10.06)	2.81 (0.93, 8.44)
Educational status
Unable to write & read	206	129	77	1	1
Able to read and write	95	56	39	0.86 (0.52, 1.41)	0.99 (0.56, 1.76)
Attended primary school (1–8)	100	48	52	0.55 (0.34, 0.89)	0.72 (0.40, 1.29)
Attended secondary school (9–12)	45	30	15	1.19 (0.60, 2.36)	1.62 (0.74, 3.55)
College and above	43	29	14	1.24 (0.62, 2.48)	1.66 (0.76, 3.66)
Ward admitted
Medical	179	119	60	1	1
Surgical	186	105	81	0.65 (0.43, 0.10)	0.50 (0.31, 0.81)
Gynecology	124	68	56	0.61 (0.38, 0.98)	0.64 (0.36, 1.12)
Social support
Yes	239	130	109	0.65 (0.45, 0.93)	0.70 (0.45, 1.08)
No	250	162	88	1	1
Previous hospital admission
Yes	113	77	36	1.6 (1.03, 2.50)	1.16 (0.67, 2.00)
No	376	215	161	1	1
Period of stay in hospital
<1 week	269	136	133	1	1
1-2 weeks	180	126	54	2.23 (1.53, 3.40)	2.02 (1.28, 3.19)
≥3 weeks	40	30	10	2.93 (1.38, 6.24)	2.08 (0.85, 5.05)
Dx with chronic condition
Yes	118	100	18	5.18 (3.01, 8.90)	4.06 (2.23, 7.40)
No	371	192	179	1	1
Cigarette smoking
Yes	55	40	15	1.93 (1.03, 3.59)	0.91 (0.40, 2.05)
No	434	252	182	1	1
Psychoactive drugs use
Yes	96	74	22	2.70 (1.61, 4.52)	2.24 (1.18, 4.24)
No	393	218	175	1	1

value < 0.05; value < 0.001. CI: confidence interval, COR: crude odds ratio, AOR = adjusted odds ratio, and Dx = diagnosis.