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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis for predictors of depressiona among IDPs in Turkana Kenya

From: Predictors of social support, physical health and mental health among food insecure internally displaced persons in Turkana, Kenya

Predictors

AOR

CI

p-val

UOR

CI

p-val

(N = 159)

Gender: Male

0.83

0.30–2.30

0.708

0.83

0.38–1.93

0.661

Marital status: Married

0.37

0.14–0.92

0.038

0.45

0.19–0.98

0.051

Education: High school education and above

4.25

0.55–92.80

0.230

1.79

0.29–34.50

0.594

Years lived in current residence: 9–12

0.24

0.09–0.59

0.003

0.30

0.13–0.67

0.005

Age: 41–70

2.36

0.90–6.52

0.086

2.69

1.19–6.33

0.020

Age: 71–100

0.97

0.26–3.96

0.962

1.00

0.32–3.52

1.000

Adults in household: 6–15

0.40

0.07–3.27

0.335

1.18

0.28–8.08

0.837

Children in household: 5–11

3.32

1.31–9.24

0.015

2.48

1.13–5.79

0.028

Experienced violence in current residence (camp): No

1.04

0.39–2.65

0.929

1.08

0.45–2.44

0.853

Lost family members during displacement: No

0.99

0.40–2.48

0.976

0.92

0.43–1.95

0.821

  1. aHopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL); cut off points>1.75 symptoms of depression