Table 4 Factors associated with mental health and mental health problems knowledge of the respondents at Jimma Zone, Seka woreda, South-west Ethiopia, March 2020
From: Knowledge of the community regarding mental health problems: a cross-sectional study
| Variables | Category | Knowledge toward mental health and mental problems | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inadequate | Adequate | ||||
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||||
| Sex | Male | 94 (49.5) | 96 (50.5) | 0.70 (0.47–1.04)* | |
| Female | 94 (40.9) | 136 (59.1) | 1 | ||
| Age | 18–28 | 40 (40.4) | 59 (59.6) | 1.18 (0.63–2.23) | |
| 29–39 | 88 (49.7) | 89 (50.3) | 0.81 (0.46–1.44) | ||
| 40–49 | 31 (39.2) | 48 (60.8) | 0.81 (0.64–2.42) | ||
| > 50 | 29 (44.6) | 36 (55.4) | 1 | ||
| Marital status | Unmarried | 36 (48.0) | 39 (52.0) | 0.85 (0.51–1.40) | |
| Married | 152 (44.1) | 193 (55.9) | 1 | ||
| Residence | Urban | 83 (49.7) | 84 (50.3) | 1.39 (0.94–2.06)* | |
| Rural | 105 (41.5) | 148 (58.5) | 1 | ||
| Birth order | First | 84 (45.9) | 99 (54.1) | 0.78 (0.45–1.35) | |
| Second | 49 (48.0) | 53 (52.0) | 0.72 (0.39–1.31) | ||
| Third | 25 (41.7) | 35 (58.3) | 0.93 (0.46–1.86) | ||
| 4th or more | 30 (40.0) | 45 (60.0) | 1 | ||
| Family monthly Income | < 1000 | 77 (40.1) | 115 (59.9) | 1.04 (0.38–2.86) | |
| 1001–2999 | 95 (51.1) | 91 (48.9) | 0.67 (0.24–1.83) | ||
| 3000–4999 | 9 (36.0) | 16 (64.0) | 0.24 (0.35–4.40) | ||
| > 5000 | 7 (41.2) | 10 (58.8) | 1 | ||
| Educational Level | Unable to read and write | 63 (37.5) | 105 (62.5) | 1.14 (0.62–2.09) | 0.95 (0.51–1.78) |
| Read and write | 51 (63.0) | 30 (37.0) | 0.40 (0.20–0.80)* | 0.34 (0.16–0.69)** | |
| Primary school (1–8) | 50 (44.6) | 62 (55.4) | 0.61 (0.85–0.44) | 0.77 (0.40–1.48) | |
| Secondary school (9–12) and above | 24 (40.7) | 35 (59.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Occupational status | Farmer | 95 (43.4) | 124 (56.6) | 0.98 (0.61–1.58) | |
| Merchant | 30 (49.2) | 31 (50.8) | 0.78 (0.41–1.47) | ||
| Housewife | 20 (50.0) | 20 (50.0) | 0.75 (0.36–1.57) | ||
| Employed | 43 (43.0) | 57 (57.0) | 1 | ||