Prevalence of depression and associated factors among Somali refugee at melkadida camp, southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 Correlates of depression with socio-demographic characteristics, displacement characteristics and exposure to traumatic event among Somali refugee at Melkadida camp, Southeast Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 831)

Variables	Depression		Crude OR 95 % CI	AOR (95 % CI)
Variables	Yes	No	Crude OR 95 % CI	AOR (95 % CI)
Sex
Male	101	282	1	1
Female	187	261	2.0 (1.490, 2.686)	2.4 (1.748,3.363)^b
Marital
Married	146	316	1	1
Single	43	89	1.1 (.692, 1.581)	1.5 (.920, 2.290)
Divorced	50	50	2.2 (1.396, 3.355)	2.1 (1.313,3.423)^a
Widowed	30	36	1.8 (1.069, 3.042)	1.6 (.933, 2.898)
Separated	19	52	.8 (.451, 1.386)	.8(.438, 1.462)
Displacement characteristics
Never displaced previously	116	254	1	1
displaced as refugee	100	143	1.5 (1.093,2.145)	1.6 (1.069,2.278)^a
Previously displaced as IDP	31	48	1.4 (.856,2.337)	1.2 (.687,2.138)
Previously displaced as both	12	36	.7 (.366, 1.454)	.9 (0.46,2.053)
Displaced more than once	29	62	1.0 (.626, 1.676)	.8 (.433,1.302)
Murder of family/friend
Yes	175	200	2.7 (1.975,3.556)	2.8(1.631,3.172)^a
No	111	339	1	1
Lack of housing or shelter
Yes	193	300	1.7(1.221,2.217)	1.5 (1.05,2.07)^a
No	95	243	1	1
Cumulative traumatic event
0–3	61	169	1	1
4–7	90	251	.9 (.680, 1.451)	.7 (.179, 1.104)
8–11	107	100	2.9 (1.987, 4.423)	1.9 (1.245,3.176)^b
12–16	30	23	3.6 (1.950, 6.698)	2.3 (1.131,4.585)^a

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; COR Crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odd ratio
^a Statistically significant variables (P < 0.01)
^b Statistically significant (P < 0.05)