From: Suicide ideation and attempts among people with epilepsy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Explanatory variables | Suicide ideation | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Sex | ||||
 Male | 62 | 183 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Female | 60 | 105 | 1.69 (1.12, 2.59) | 1.46 (0.78, 2.12) |
Living arrangement | ||||
 Family | 91 | 260 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Alone | 31 | 28 | 3.20 (1.585, 7.56) | 3.16 (1.54, 6.46)* |
Marital status | ||||
 Married | 35 | 125 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Single | 66 | 140 | 1.684 (1.046, 2.709) | 0.64 (0.28, 1.46) |
 Separate/divorced/widowed | 21 | 23 | 3.261 (1.619, 6.569) | 1.33 (0.59, 3.02) |
Social support | ||||
 Good | 41 | 203 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Poor | 81 | 85 | 4.72 (2.99, 7.42) | 3.28 (1.90, 5.68)* |
Co-morbid depressive symptoms | ||||
 Yes | 75 | 41 | 9.61 (5.877, 15.73) | 5.47 (3.12, 9.62)* |
 No | 47 | 247 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Family history of attempted suicide | ||||
 Yes | 14 | 4 | 9.20 (2.96, 28.57) | 4.36 (1.07, 17.80)* |
 No | 108 | 284 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Drug control on AED | ||||
 Seizure free/year | 55 | 217 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No seizure free/year | 67 | 71 | 3.72 (2.38, 5.82) | 2.62 (1.51, 4.56)* |
Drug taking for mental illness | ||||
 Yes | 19 | 9 | 5.72 (2.51, 13.04) | 4.16 (1.42, 12.24)* |
 No | 103 | 279 | 1.00 | 1.00 |