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Table 5 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis between some of selected factors and suicidal attempt

From: Suicide ideation and attempts among people with epilepsy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Explanatory variables

Suicide attempt

COR

AOR

Yes

No

Sex

 Male

27

218

1.00

 

 Female

31

134

1.87 (1.07, 3.27)

1.63 (0.76, 3.51)

Living arrangement

 Family

44

307

1.00

 

 Alone

14

45

2.17 (1.10, 4.28)

1.02 (0.38, 2.76)

Social support

 Yes

16

228

1.00

1.00

 No

42

124

4.83 (2.61, 8.94)

3.48 (1.96.6.16)*

Co-morbid depressive symptoms

 Yes

45

71

13.70 (7.01, 26.77)

7.84 (3.58, 15.21)*

 No

13

281

1.00

1.00

Family history committed suicide

 Yes

10

9

7.94 (3.07, 20.53)

5.32 (1.55, 18.20)*

 No

48

343

1.00

1.00

Drug taking for mental illness

 Yes

16

12

10.79 (4.78, 24.37)

6.81 (3.00, 22.45)*

 No

42

340

1.00

1.00

Drug control on AED

 Seizure free/year

22

250

1.00

1.00

 No seizure free/year

36

102

4.01 (2.25, 7.15)

3.19 (1.48, 6.86)*

  1. * p value < 0.05