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Table 3 Factors associated with depression among epilepsy patients at under follow up at AMSH and TASH, 2015

From: Determinants of depression among people with epilepsy in Central Ethiopia

Variables

Depression

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Sex

 Female

97

76

2.36 (1.56–3.47)

2.62 (1.68–4.09)*

 Male

88

161

1.00

1.00

Marital status

 Single

110

102

2.35 (1.51–3.66)

2.04 (1.25–3.34)*

 Divorced/separated

27

31

1.89 (1.01–3.54)

 

 Widowed

3

6

1.089 (0.26–4.55)

 

 Married

45

98

1.00

1.00

Medication adherence

 Yes

162

168

1.00

1.00

 No

23

69

2.89 (1.72–4.86)

2.65 (1.52–4.65)*

Perceived stigma

 No

94

169

1.00

1.00

 Yes

91

68

2.40 (1.60–3.60)

2.65 (1.65–4.07)*

Current substance use (alcohol, chat, cigarette)

 Yes

77

59

2.15 (1.42–3.26)

2.14 (1.34–3.39)*

 No

108

178

1.00

1.00

  1. * p < 0.05; 1.00 = Reference; COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio