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Table 4 Bivariate and multivariate analysis between some of selected factors and suicidal ideation

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

  1. * p value < 0.05