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Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted analysis for factors associated with ADHD

From: Prevalence and associated factors of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among Ugandan children; a cross-sectional study

 

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Age (years)

 >10a

1.00

 

1.00

 

 ≤10

4.13 (1.76–9.65)

0.001

4.32 (1.65–11.33)

0.003

Gender

 Femalea

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Male

2.12 (1.02–4.41)

0.045

2.87 (1.21–6.81)

0.017

Relationship with next of kin

 Othera

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Mother

3.04 (1.30–7.11)

0.010

6.96 (1.65–29.30)

0.008

Abnormal vaginal discharge during pregnancy

 Noa

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Don’t know

1.11 (0.46–2.69)

0.813

3.60 (0.87–14.92)

0.078

 Yes

4.54 (2.04–10.09)

<0.001

3.89 (1.54–9.79)

0.004

Caretaker level of education

 Post primarya

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Don’t know

3.65 (0.90–14.83)

0.071

8.04 (1.22–52.91)

0.030

 None/primary

2.01 (1.00–4.04)

0.051

3.16 (1.35–7.37)

0.008

Epilepsy medical history

 Noa

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

0.48 (0.24–0.95)

0.034

0.36 (0.16–0.82)

0.015

Known family history of ADHD

 Noa

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Don’t know

2.55 (1.05–6.19)

0.038

3.13 (1.04–9.45)

0.043

 Yes

3.14 (1.28–7.74)

0.013

1.91 (0.67–5.46)

0.229

  1. aReference category
  2. Significant p values less than 0.05 are in italics