Research Article
Prevalence of Depression and Its Associated Factors among Orphan Children in Orphanages in Ilu Abba Bor Zone, South West Ethiopia
Table 3
Factors associated with depression among orphan children in orphanages of Ilu Abba Bor Zone, 2015.
| | Characteristics | Category | Depression | Crude Odds Ratios (95 CI) | Adjusted Odds Ratios (95 CI) | P-value | | YES () | NO () |
| | District | Mettu | 34(22.5) | 117(77.5) | .82(0.20, 0.83) | .45(.15, 1.29) | 0.33 | | | Gore | 18(26.1) | 51(73.9) | 1 | 1 | | | Age group | 11-14 | 26(18.6) | 114(81.4) | 1 | 1 | | | | 15-17 | 26(31.7) | 56(68.3) | 2.04(1.02,10.51) | 2.09 (3.7; 5.01) | 0.026 | | Sex | Male | 24(21.2) | 89(78.8) | 1 | 1 | | | | Female | 28(26.2) | 79(73.8) | 1.31 (1.21, 5.33) | 3.29 (1.41, 7.46) | 0.006 | | Number of siblings | 0-2 | 18 (24.7) | 55(75.3) | .96 (.15, .99) | .82(.30, 2.22) | 0.073 | | | 3-4 | 17 (21.3) | 63 (78.8) | .79(.27, .84) | .74(.28, 1.93) | | | | 5+ | 17(29.8) | 50(70.2) | 1 | 1 | | | Duration of stay | <2 years | 25(25.0) | 76 (75) | 1.12 (1.01,1.84) | 2.08 (1.01; 8.33) | 0.001 | | | >2years | 27(22.7) | 92(77.3) | 1 | 1 | | | Counselling service | No | 35 (59.6) | 24 (40.7) | 12.35(11.21, 14.02) | 5.36 (0.56, 6.29) | | | | Yes | 17 (10.6) | 144 (89.4) | 1 | 1 | | | Suicidal ideation | No | 36(20.2) | 142(79.8) | 1 | 1 | | | | Yes | 16(38.1) | 26(61.9) | 2.43(1.61,4.20) | 4.8(3.41; 9.03) | 0.002 | | Medical illness | No | 31(16.0) | 157(84.0) | 1 | 1 | | | | Yes | 21(66.0) | 11(34.0) | 9.67 (1.77, 10.05) | 6.94 (2.01,8.56) | 0.021 | | Orphan status | Single | 23(26.0) | 97(77.0) | 1 | 1 | | | | Double | 29 (29.0) | 71(71.0.) | 1.72 (1.12, 10.21) | 2.5 (1.62; 3.56) | 0.027 | | Physical abuse | No | 17(12.0) | 125(88) | 1 | 1 | | | | Yes | 35(45.0) | 43(55) | 5.98(1.62,6.92) | 3.1(2.1; 5.06) | 0.006 |
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