Research Article
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression in an Asian Community in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Table 2
Risk factors against DSM-IV depression status.
| | Risk factor | Depression | value | OR (95% CI) | | Yes () | No () |
| | Age group (in years) | | | | | | Under 25 | 6 (24.0%) | 94 (26.2%) | | | | 25 to 34 | 8 (32.0%) | 65 (18.1%) | | | | 35 to 44 | 2 (8.0%) | 58 (16.2%) | | | | Over 44 | 9 (36.0%) | 142 (39.6%) | 0.322 | | | Sex, female/male (female%) | 15/10 (60.0%) | 151/208 (42.1%) | 0.08 | 2.07 (0.84–5.15) | | Education level | | | | | | Primary or less | 1 (4.0%) | 31 (8.7%) | | | | Secondary | 13 (52.0%) | 155 (43.2%) | | | | Higher | 11 (44.0%) | 173 (48.2%) | 0.768 | | | Marital status | | | | | | Single | 7 (28.0%) | 94 (26.2%) | | | | Married | 16 (64.0%) | 254 (70.8%) | | | | Divorced | 1 (4.0%) | 2 (0.8%) | | | | Widowed | 1 (4.0%) | 8 (2.2%) | 0.433 | | | Presence of comorbidity | 11 (44.0%) | 106 (29.5%) | 0.129 | 1.88 (0.76–4.60) | | Family history of depression | 10 (40.0%) | 74 (20.6%) | 0.023 | 2.57 (1.02–6.42) | | Smoking | 7 (28.0%) | 55 (15.3%) | 0.088 | 2.15 (0.77–5.83) | | Previous psychological trauma | 10 (40.0%) | 34 (9.5%) | <0.001 | 6.37 (2.42–16.69) | | Insufficient family income () | 5/17 (29.4%) | 20/249 (8.0%) | 0.013 | 4.77 (1.30–16.85) | | Exercise hours per week | | | | | | Less than 2 | 18 (72.0%) | 219 (61.0%) | | | | 2 to 4 | 5 (20.0%) | 86 (24.0%) | | | | More than 4 | 2 (8.0%) | 54 (15.0%) | 0.495 | |
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