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Table 3 Factors associated with depressive symptoms among orphans and vulnerable children in Cambodia

From: What are the factors associated with depressive symptoms among orphans and vulnerable children in Cambodia?

 

Boys

Girls

 

B

p-value

95 % CI

B

p-value

95 % CI

Age (vs. 11–12)

      

 13−14

2.7

0.074

(−0.3, 5.7)

2.2

0.161

(−0.9, 5.3)

 15−16

3.1

0.125

(−0.9, 7.1)

2.1

0.247

(−1.5, 5.6)

 17−18

1.6

0.629

(−5.0, 8.2)

8.5

0.003

(3.0, 14.0)

HIV Status (vs. HIV positive)

      

 Negative

−1.0

0.525

(−4.2, 2.2)

1.4

0.430

(−2.1, 4.9)

 Don’t know

2.2

0.608

(−6.3, 10.8)

−1.8

0.638

(−9.2, 5.6)

Orphan status (vs. non−orphans)

      

 Single orphans

−1.6

0.370

(−5.2, 1.9)

−3.4

0.059

(−7.0, 0.1)

 Double orphans

−2.3

0.409

(−7.8, 3.2)

−0.5

0.834

(−5.0, 4.1)

Having to take care of younger siblings/relatives

−1.2

0.399

(−4.1, 1.6)

2.1

0.120

(−0.5, 4.8)

Having been too sick in the past 6 months

3.5

0.014

(0.7, 6.2)

5.7

<0.001

(2.9, 8.5)

Having enough food to eat

−2.0

0.504

(−8.0, 3.9)

−8.7

0.001

(−13.7, −3.7)

Physical abuse

−0.8

0.688

(−4.6, 3.1)

4.0

0.091

(−0.6, 8.6)

Emotional abuse

1.5

0.388

(−1.9, 4.9)

2.1

0.254

(−1.5, 5.7)

Sexual abuse

2.3

0.629

(−7.2, 11.8)

−0.7

0.909

(−13.7, 12.2)

Physical neglect

1.1

0.775

(−6.7, 8.9)

3.9

0.395

(−5.1, 12.9)

Emotional neglect

3.8

0.358

(−4.3, 12.0)

0.2

0.969

(−8.3, 8.6)

Witnessed violence in family

5.6

0.006

(1.6, 9.6)

5.8

0.006

(1.7, 9.9)

Had an alcoholic/a drug using family member

−2.2

0.213

(−5.8, 1.3)

1.0

0.541

(−2.3, 4.4)

Had a mentally ill family member

−5.5

0.014

(−9.9, −1.1)

1.4

0.493

(−2.6, 5.3)

Separated or divorced or dead parents

1.1

0.540

(−2.3, 4.4)

3.9

0.026

(0.5, 7.2)

Had a family member who had been to prison

1.5

0.631

(−4.7, 7.7)

5.6

0.075

(−0.6, 11.7)

School attachment

−1.4

<0.001

(−2.0, −0.9)

−1.4

<0.001

(−2.0, −0.9)

  1. CI confidence interval