Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate analysis of depression and explanatory variables among people with epilepsy at Ilu Ababore hospitals, Mettu, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 402)
Variables | Depression | COR 95%CI | AOR 95%CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Age | ||||
18–24 | 69 | 93 | 0.59 (0.204, 1.35) | 0.34 (0.53, 1.21) |
25–34 | 53 | 68 | 0.62 (0.318, 1.60) | 0.37 (0.24, 1.35) |
35–44 | 54 | 38 | 1.13 (0.62, 2.26) | 1.32 (0.80, 7.60) |
≥ 45 | 15 | 12 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Educational status | ||||
Unable to read and write | 56 | 58 | 4.67 (2.23,14.56 | 4.01 (3.82, 8.28)** |
Primary | 88 | 107 | 3.98 (2.07,12.80) | 3.43 (3.12,9.29)** |
Secondary | 30 | 28 | 5.18 (3.05,13.90) | 2.01 (1.89,7.24)* |
College and above | 6 | 29 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Social support | ||||
High | 105 | 144 | 1.00 | |
Moderate | 42 | 51 | 1.12 (0..70,1.83) | 1.13 (0.33,1.22) |
Poor | 36 | 25 | 1.97 (0.64,3.12) | 2.04 (1.42, 2.78)* |
Perceived stress | ||||
Low | 53 | 135 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
High | 132 | 82 | 4.10 (2.79,6.48) | 3.21 (2.70, 8.41)** |
Age at onset of the disease in year | ||||
< 6 years | 15 | 5 | 1.30 (0.625, 9.996) | 2.40 (2.10,7.91)** |
6-11 years | 28 | 20 | 0.61 (0.244, 1.341) | 0.95 (0.287, 3.169) |
12–17 years | 36 | 72 | 0.22 (0.115, 0.501) | 0.55 (0.213, 1.413) |
18–24 years | 47 | 66 | 0.31 (0.165, 0.705) | 0.85 (0.343, 2.153) |
25–34 years | 30 | 40 | 0.33 (0.182, 0.848) | 0.84 (0.330, 2.153) |
≥ 35 years | 30 | 13 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Seizure frequency per year | ||||
0 | 20 | 60 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1–11 per year | 145 | 143 | 3.10 (1.776, 5.280) | 2.34 (1.41, 4.36)* |
≥ 12 per year | 17 | 17 | 3.00 (1.257, 7.157) | 3.49 (3.43, 6.40)** |
Number of drug | ||||
Monotherapy | 132 | 175 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Polytherapy | 50 | 45 | 1.47 (1.484, 19.389) | 2.73 (2.52, 7.14)** |
Family history of mental illness | ||||
Yes | 10 | 9 | 1.86 (0.476, 3.151) | 1.27 (0.30,2.18) |
No | 143 | 240 | 1.00 | 1.00 |