Suicidal behaviour among youths associated with psychopathology in both parents and youths attending outpatient psychiatric clinic in Kenya

Table 3 Suicidal behaviour among youths in relation to their parents’ characteristics

Parental variables	Suicidal behaviour		No suicidal behaviour		OR	95% CI		p value*
	(N= 205)		(N= 40)
	n	%	n	%		Lower	Upper
Perceived maternal parenting behaviour
No emotional connectedness	22	78.6	6	21.4	1.57	0.42	5.85	0.501
Rejecting	115	89.1	14	10.9	3.52	1.17	10.64	0.026
Under-protective	42	77.8	12	22.2	1.50	0.47	4.74	0.490
Normal	14	70.0	6	30.0	Reference
Mothers: major depressive disorder
Major depressive disorder	103	88.0	14	12.0	2.14	1.05	4.37	0.037
Not assessed	16	94.1	1	5.9	4.65	0.59	36.81	0.145
No major depressive disorder	86	77.5	25	22.5	Reference
Mothers: dysthymia
Dysthymia	36	83.7	7	16.3	1.08	0.44	2.63	0.873
Not assessed	16	94.1	1	5.9	3.35	0.43	26.15	0.250
No dysthymia	153	82.7	32	17.3	Reference
Perceived paternal parenting behaviour
No emotional connectedness	89	85.6	15	14.4	1.35	0.44	4.11	0.599
Rejecting	42	85.7	7	14.3	1.36	0.39	4.80	0.629
Under-protective	10	71.4	4	28.6	0.57	0.13	2.58	0.464
Normal	22	81.5	5	18.5	Reference
Unknown	42		9
Fathers: major depressive disorder
MDD	35	92.1	3	7.9	3.03	0.88	10.47	0.080
Not assessed	43	91.5	4	8.5	2.79	0.94	8.34	0.066
No MDD	127	79.4	33	20.6	Reference
Fathers: alcohol use disorder
Alcohol use	83	86.5	13	13.5	1.86	0.88	3.92	0.104
Not assessed	43	91.5	4	8.5	3.13	1.02	9.64	0.047
No alcohol use	79	77.5	23	22.5	Reference

*Significance at p < 0.05 (italicized); OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.

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