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Table 2 Socio-demographic correlates of moderate to severe suicidality as defined by the MINI

From: Prevalence and risk factors for youth suicidality among perinatally infected youths living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda: the CHAKA study

Variable

(n = 392)

n (%)

Crude odds ratio

(95% CI)

P value

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Psychosocial vulnerability/protective factors

Sex

 Male

16/183(8.7%)

1

P = 0.238

1

P = 0.172

 Female

26/209(12.4%)

1.5(0.77–2.86)

 

1.6(0.78–2.91)

 

Study site

 Rural

17/199(8.54%)

1

P = 0.158

1

P = 0.172

 Urban

25/193(12.95%)

1.6(0.83–3.05)

 

1.6(0.84–3.10)

 

Age

 Above 15

18/154(11.69%)

1.07(0.55–2.09)

P = 0.840

1.03(0.52 –2.06)

P = 0.07

 Less 14

21/191(10.99%)

1

 

1

 

Adolescent’s education

   

1

 

 Less than primary

29/289(10.03%)

1

P = 0.47

1.16(0.56–2.36)

P = 0.29

 Primary and above

13/103(12.62%)

1.29(0.64–2.59)

   

Caregiver Education level

 Less than primary

20/208(9.62%)

1

P = 0.351

1

P = 0.23

 Primary and above

21/166(12.65%)

1.36(0.71–2.6)

 

1.16(0.59–2.28)

 

Religion

 Christian

35/314(11.15%)

1.27(0.54–2.98)

P = 0.57

1.27(0.54–3.00)

P = 0.28

 Non-Christian

7/78(8.97%)

1

 

1

 

Socio-economic status

 High SES

10/144(6.94%)

1

P = 0.06

1

P = 0.04

 Low SES

32/248(12.90%)

1.98(0.95–4.17)

 

2.27(1.06 –4.87)

 

Tribe

 Muganda

28/280(10.00%)

0.78(0.39–1.54)

P = 0.48

0.89(0.43P = 0.301.83)

P = 0.30

 Non Muganda

14/112(12.50%)

1

 

1

 

Living arrangement

 Both parents

8/76(10.26%)

1

 

1

 

 Others

34/314(10.83%)

1.06(0.47 – 2.40)

P = 0.88

1.09(0.48 – 2.48)

P = 0.31

Orphan status

 Orphan

28/245(11.43%)

1.23(0.62 –2.41)

P = 0.56

1.27(0.64–2.50)

P = 0.26

 Not orphan

14/147(9.52%)

1

 

1

 

Substance use

 Ever used a substance

1/2(50%)

8.47(0.52 –138.27)

P = 0.16

9.03(0.–153.70)

P = 0.14

 Never used any substance

41/389(10.54%)

1

 

1

 

Suffered sexual abuse

 Yes

2/8(25.00%)

2.87(0.56 – 14.68)

P = 0.25

2.51(0.48 – 13.02)

P = 0.21

 No

40/384(10.42%)

1

 

1

 

Suffered physical abuse

 Yes

17/140(12.14%)

1.24(0.64 –2.39)

P = 0.52

1.16(0.60–2.24)

P = 0.29

 No

25/250(10.00%)

1

 

1

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