Bivariable and multivariable analyses of factors associated with depression among healthcare professionals at Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (n=391), 2020
| Variables | Depression | OR (95% CI) | P value | AOR (95% CI) | P value | ||
| Yes | No | ||||||
| Age category | |||||||
| 18–34 | 123 | 176 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| 35–44 | 38 | 36 | 1.51 (0.82 to 2.31) | 2.06 (1.12 to 3.79) | 0.02 | ||
| >44 | 6 | 12 | 0.75 (0.31 to 2.07) | 0.91 (0.27 to 3.05) | |||
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | 70 | 129 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Unmarried* | 97 | 95 | 1.88 (1.25 to 2.82) | 0.02 | 1.78 (1.09 to 2.91) | 0.02 | |
| Educational status | |||||||
| Diploma | 12 | 8 | 2.43 (0.85 to 6.92) | 3.05 (0.84 to 11.23) | |||
| Degree | 121 | 178 | 1.10 (0.61 to 1.99) | 1.43 (0.68 to 3.03) | |||
| Master’s | 21 | 34 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Others† | 13 | 4 | 5.26 (1.51 to 18.29)‡ | 0.009 | 4.48 (1.07 to 18.72) | 0.04 | |
| Profession | |||||||
| Nurse | 55 | 94 | 1.52 (0.68 to 3.39) | 1.42 (0.60 to 3.30) | |||
| Medicine | 44 | 39 | 2.93 (1.26 to 6.84) | 1.98 (0.77 to 5.12) | |||
| Pharmacy | 10 | 26 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Midwifery | 21 | 29 | 1.88 (0.75 to 4.73) | 2 (0.76 to 5.31) | |||
| Laboratory | 15 | 11 | 3.55 (1.22 to 10.30) | 3 (0.95 to 9.49) | |||
| Anaesthesia | 9 | 3 | 7.80 (1.75 to 34.83) | 0.007 | 8.67 (1.83 to 41.03) | 0.006 | |
| Others§ | 13 | 22 | 1.54 (0.57 to 4.18) | 1.40 (0.46 to 4.28) | |||
| Known medical illness history | No | 149 | 214 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 18 | 10 | 2.59 (1.16 to 5.76) | 0.02 | 4.33 (1.56 to 11.47) | 0.005 | |
| Lifetime use of alcohol | No | 94 | 142 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 69 | 78 | 1.34 (0.88 to 2.03) | 0.64 (0.29 to 1.40) | |||
| Lifetime khat chewing history | No | 149 | 214 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 14 | 6 | 3.35 (1.26 to 8.92) | 2.50 (0.43 to 14.64) | |||
| Current use of alcohol | No | 102 | 164 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 59 | 55 | 1.75 (1.11 to 2.69) | 1.85 (0.82 to 4.20) | |||
| Current use of khat | No | 147 | 213 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 14 | 5 | 4.06 (1.43 to 11.51) | 1.71 (0.32 to 9.19) | |||
| Yes | 79 | 35 | 1.59 (1.00 to 2.54) | 1.60 (0.73 to 3.49) | |||
*Unmarried stands for single, divorced and widowed.
†Under Educational status, Others stands for specialist, subspecialist and PhD holders.
‡Significant association (p<0.05).
§Under Profession, Others stands for mental health, environmental and occupational safety and public health professionals.
AOR, adjusted OR.