Table 4 Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with suicidal behaviour among street homeless young adults in SNNPR, Southern Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 798)
Variables | Categories | Suicidal Behaviour | COR (95% CI) | P value | AOR (95% CI) | |
No | Yes | |||||
Age of participants | 15–19 year | 258 (65.5%) | 136 (34.5%) | 0.713 (0.470,1.082) | P = 0.112 | 0.766 (0.648,1.802) |
20–24 year | 109 (58.6%) | 77 (41.4%) | 0.956 (0.6, 1.521) | P = 0.849 | 1.008 (0.604, 1.684) | |
25–29 year | 57 (88.2%) | 41 (41.8%) | 0.973 (0.567, 1.671) | P = 0.921 | 1.192 (0.656,2.165) | |
30–34 year | 69 (57.5%) | 51 (42.5%) | 1 |  | 1 | |
Homelessness related stigma | No | 173 | 140 | 1 | Â | 1 |
Yes | 320 | 165 | 0.637 (0.476, 0.853)- | P = 0.002 | 1.629 (1.149,1.505) P Value = 0.006 | |
Duration of homelessness | < 6 months | 294 (63%) | 173 (37%) | 1 |  | 1 |
6–12 months | 49 (59.8%) | 33 (40.2%) | 1.145 (0.708, 1.849) | P = 0.581 | 1.081 (0.648,1.802) | |
1–2 year | 47 (43.5%) | 61 (56.5%) | 2.206 (1.443, 3.371) | P < 0.001 | 2.244 (1.447, 3.481) P Value = 0.000 | |
Above 2 year | 103 (73%) | 38 (27%) | 0.627 (0.413, 0.951) P = 0.028 |  | 0.629 (0.409, 0.969) P Value = 0.035 | |
Current Medical illness | No | 367 (60%) | 245 (40%) | 1 | Â | 1 |
Yes | 126 (67.7%) | 60 (32.3%) | 0.713 (0.504, 1.010) | P = 0.057 | 0.663 (0.438, 1,005) | |
History of childhood abuse | No | 271 (59.6%) | 184 (40.4%) | 1 | Â | 1 |
Yes | 222 (64.7%) | 121 (45.3%) | 0.803 (0.601, 1.073) | P = 0.138 | 1.051 (0.734, 1.505) | |
Family history of mental illness | No | 456 (62.9%) | 269 (37.1%) | 1 | Â | 1 |
Yes | 37 (50.7%) | 36 (49.3%) | 1.649 (1.018, 2.673) | P = 0.042 | 1.625 (0.975, 2.709) | |
Stressful Life Events in the past 6 months (SLE) | Road Traffic Accident (RTA) | 15 (45.5%) | 18 (54.5%) | 2.092 (1.016, 4.307) | P = 0.045 | 1.997 (0.922, 4.322) |
Medical/surgical condition | 122 (53.7%) | 105 (46.3%) | 1.501 (1.062, 2.121) | P = 0.022 | 1.655 (1.132, 2.418) P Value = 0.009 | |
Sexual/other type of violence | 77 (70.6%) | 32 (29.4%) | 0.725 (0.453, 1.160) | P = 0.180 | 1.243 (0.697, 2.215) | |
Death of family | 75 (69.4%) | 33 (30.6%) | 0.767 (0.480, 1.225) | P = 0.267 | 0.873 (0.513, 1.485) | |
No experience of SLE | 204 (63.6%) | 117 (36.4%) | 1 | Â | 1 | |