Multivariable logistic model associations with significant depressive symptoms among a population-based sample of women and men in central Uganda, 2017–2019, N=15 668
Women (n=9609) | Men (n=6059) | |||
AdjOR | 95% CI | AdjOR | 95% CI | |
Health variables | ||||
Healthcare past 6 months | ||||
Outpatient only | 3.64 | 3.14 to 4.22 | 3.37 | 2.78 to 4.07 |
Inpatient | 5.44 | 4.24 to 6.97 | 3.42 | 2.21 to 5.28 |
None (ref.) | – | – | – | – |
Ever received mental health services | ||||
Yes | 0.32 | 0.22 to 0.47 | 0.36 | 0.18 to 0.62 |
No (ref.) | – | – | – | – |
HIV test results | ||||
Known positive | 1.37 | 1.05 to 1.77 | 1.07 | 0.60 to 1.88 |
Newly diagnosed positive | 1.47 | 0.90 to 2.40 | 1.06 | 0.59 to 1.92 |
HIV negative (ref.) | – | – | – | – |
Alcohol misuse (AUDIT-C+) | ||||
Yes | 1.15 | 0.96 to 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.12 to 1.70 |
No (ref.) | – | – | – | – |
Hormonal contraceptive use/pregnancy | ||||
Uses hormonal contraceptive | 0.94 | 0.79 to 1.10 | – | – |
Pregnant | 1.15 | 0.89 to 1.48 | – | – |
Neither (ref.) | – | – | – | – |
Demographics variables | ||||
Age | 1.31 | 1.22 to 1.40 | 1.25 | 1.14 to 1.36 |
Household economic status | 0.99 | 0.94 to 1.03 | 0.98 | 0.92 to 1.03 |
Marital status | ||||
Married, living together | 1.23 | 0.92 to 1.64 | 1.24 | 0.94 to 1.65 |
Married, separated | 1.60 | 1.17 to 2.19 | 0.90 | 0.61 to 1.34 |
Widowed | 1.46 | 0.94 to 2.26 | 1.37 | 0.55 to 3.42 |
Divorced | 2.05 | 1.49 to 2.82 | 1.49 | 1.05 to 2.10 |
Never married (ref.) | – | – | – | – |
Education | ||||
Greater than secondary | 1.11 | 0.69 to 1.63 | 1.77 | 0.95 to 3.26 |
Secondary | 1.16 | 0.87 to 1.53 | 1.50 | 0.96 to 2.34 |
Primary | 1.11 | 0.87 to 1.42 | 1.42 | 0.94 to 2.17 |
No schooling (ref.) | – | – | – | – |
Bold indicates p<0.05.
AdjOR, adjusted OR; AUDIT-C, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption ; CI, Confidence Interval.