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Table 2 Major depressive disorder among youths in relation to mental health status of the parents

From: Major depressive disorder in a Kenyan youth sample: relationship with parenting behavior and parental psychiatric disorders

Variables

Present (N= 133)

Absent (N= 112)

OR

95% CI

p Value

 

n

%

n

%

 

Lower

Upper

 

Behavior of mothers

        

 Not emotional

9

32.1

19

67.9

0.71

0.21

2.35

0.575

 Rejecting

81

62.8

48

37.2

2.53

0.97

6.63

0.059

 Under protective

25

46.3

29

53.7

1.29

0.46

3.67

0.629

 Normal

8

40.0

12

60.0

Reference

   

 Unknown

10

 

4

     

DD in mothers

        

 Present

93

57.1

70

42.9

2.14

0.68

3.93

0.163

 Absent

28

50.9

27

49.1

Reference

   

 Deceased

12

70.6

5

29.4

2.27

0.75

6.88

0.146

Behavior of fathers

        

 Normal

17

63.0

10

37.0

Reference

   

 Not emotional

60

57.7

44

42.3

0.80

0.34

1.92

0.620

 Rejecting

26

53.1

23

46.9

0.66

0.25

1.74

0.406

 Under protective

3

21.4

11

78.6

0.16

0.04

0.72

0.017

 Unknown

27

 

24

     

MDD in fathers

        

 Present

18

47.4

20

52.6

0.86

0.42

1.74

0.667

 Absent

82

51.3

78

48.8

Reference

   

 Deceased

33

70.2

14

29.8

2.24

1.12

4.51

0.023

Alcohol use among fathers

        

 Present

50

52.1

46

47.9

1.13

0.65

1.97

0.667

 Absent

50

49.0

52

51.0

Reference

   

 Deceased

33

70.2

14

29.8

2.45

1.17

5.12

0.017

  1. Italicized values are at p < 0.05. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
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Annals of General Psychiatry

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