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Table 2 Association of depression among inmates with socio-demographic characteristics

From: Depression among inmates in a regional prison of eastern Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Sociodemographic characteristics

Categories

Depression n (%)

OR

95% CI

p-value

Present

Absent

Age in years

< 40

103 (33.8)

202 (66.2)

Ref

 

0.320

≥ 40

50 (38.8)

79 (61.2)

1.24

0.81–1.90

Religion

Hindu

127 (36.0)

226 (64.0)

Ref

 

0.510

Others

26 (32.1)

55 (67.9)

0.84

0.50–1.41

Residence

Urban

57 (30.2)

132 (69.8)

Ref

 

0.051

Rural

96 (39.2)

149 (60.8)

1.49

1.00–2.23

Marital status

Unmarried

47 (34.8)

88 (65.2)

Ref

 

0.898

Ever married

106 (35.5)

193 (64.5)

1.03

0.67–1.58

Education

Illiterate

35 (37.6)

58 (62.4)

Ref

  

Primary

34 (40.5)

50 (59.5)

1.13

0.62–2.06

0.699

High school

65 (31.7)

140 (68.3)

0.77

0.46–1.28

0.316

Intermediate and above

19 (36.5)

33 (63.5)

0.95

0.47–1.93

0.896

Employment status

Employed

109 (33.7)

214 (66.3)

Ref

 

0.262

Unemployed

44 (39.6)

67 (60.4)

1.29

0.83–2.01

Economic status

Above poverty line

17 (31.5)

37 (68.5)

Ref

 

0.535

Below poverty line

136 (35.8)

244 (64.2)

1.21

0.66–2.24