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Table 3 Factors associated with suicide in people with severe mental disorders, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

From: Misdiagnosis, detection rate, and associated factors of severe psychiatric disorders in specialized psychiatry centers in Ethiopia

Characteristics

Misdiagnosis

Crude odds ratio (95% CI)

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Yes

No

Gender

 Male

83

119

1.27 (0.80–2.06)

1.52 (0.85–2.71)

 Female

38

69

1

1

Age

 18–30

46

64

1.09 (0.62–1.91)

1.17 (0.58–2.36)

 31–40

38

68

0.86 (0.48–1.50)

1.01 (0.52–1.96)

 ≥ 40

37

56

1

1

Educational status

 No formal education

15

15

1.63 (0.67–3.99)

1.46 (0.49–4.34)

 Primary

38

65

0.96 (0.49–186)

0.83 (0.38–1.78)

 Secondary

46

72

1.05 (0.55–1.96)

1.13 (0.54–2.34)

 Higher

22

36

1

1

Residence

 Rural

34

40

1

1

 Urban

87

148

1.45 (0.85–2.45)

1.49 (0.78–2.82)

Marital status

 Single

79

123

1

1

 Married

30

44

1.07 (0.62–1.83)

0.87 (0.45–1.66)

 Divorce/widowed

12

21

0.89 (0.41–1.96)

1.15 (0.48–2.82)

Type of SPD

 MDD

53

39

4.37 (2.47–7.76)

4.22 (1.69–10.56)*

 BPD

15

39

1.24 (0.61–2.53)

1.24 (0.57–2.68)

 SCZAF

21

7

9.66 (3.76–24.79)

12.39 (4.50–34.16)**

 SCZ

32

103

1

1

MDD psychosis

 Yes

38

26

2.85 (1.62–5.02)

1.14 (0.44–2.95)

 No

83

162

1

1

Suicidal ideation

 Suicide

87

104

2.07 (1.27–3.37)

2.19 (1.24–3.87)*

 No suicide

34

84

1

1

Relapse

 Relapsed

90

169

1.11 (0.66–1.86)

1.41 (0.75–2.62)

 No relapse

31

52

1

 

Admission

 Admission

78

118

1.07 (0.69–1.73)

1.23 (0.70–2.16)

 No admission

43

70

1

1

  1. SCZ schizophrenia, MDD major depressive disorder, BD bipolar disorder, SCZAF schizoaffective disorder
  2. *Significant association (p-value < 0.05); **significant association (p-value < 0.001)