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Table 2 Proportion reporting and odds ratios of a major depressive episode at the time of the survey by different characteristics, Ouaga HDSS 2010 Health Survey

From: Mental health and urban living in sub-Saharan Africa: major depressive episodes among the urban poor in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

 

Freq(a)

% classified as depressed (95 % CI)

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

   

OR

OR

OR

Total survey population

2,187

4.3 (3.1–5.5)

   

Male

982

3.7 (2.3–5.1)

1.0

1.0

1.0

Female

1,205

4.9 (3.3–6.4)

1.3 (0.9–2.1)

1.3 (0.8–2.2)

1.5 (0.8–2.7)

15–19 years old

424

1.6 (0.0–3.1)

1.0

1.0

1.0

20–29 years old

880

4.0 (2.3–5.7)

2.7 (0.9–7.8)

2.6 (0.8–8.4)

1.6 (0.5–5.6)

30–39 years old

519

6.3 (3.5–9.0)

4.3 (1.5–12.5)**

4.4 (1.3–15.5)*

2.2 (0.6–8.4)

40–49 years old

266

5.8 (2.1–9.5)

4 (1.3–12.9)*

3.9 (1.0–15.3)*

2.3 (0.5–9.8)

50 and older

98

4.5 (2.4–6.5)

2.0 (0.7–5.9)

2.1 (0.6–7.9)

0.9 (0.2–3.6)

Mossi (majority) ethnic group

1,991

4.0 (2.8–5.2)

 

1.0

1.0

Any other ethnic group

196

7.7 (2.5–12.8)

 

2.2 (1.1–4.2)*

2.2 (1.0–4.5)*

Muslim

1,215

5.2 (3.5–6.8)

 

1.0

1.0

Christian

849

3.7 (1.9–5.5)

 

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

0.5 (0.3–0.9)*

Other

123

0.3 (0.0–0.7)

 

1.2 (0.2–7.8)

1.6 (0.2–12.1)

Single

801

3.4 (1.5–5.3)

 

1.0

1.0

Married

1,309

4.8 (3.2–6.3)

 

0.7 (0.3–1.5)

0.7 (0.3–1.6)

Widowed or divorced

77

6.1 (0.8–11.3)

 

0.6 (0.2–1.8)

0.6 (0.2–1.9)

Born in Ouagadougou

660

5.1 (2.8–7.3)

 

1.0

1.0

Born in another urban area

127

5.1 (0.0–10.7)

 

0.9 (0.4–2.1)

1.2 (0.5–3.1)

Born in a rural area

990

4.5 (2.8–6.2)

 

0.6 (0.3–0.9)*

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

Born in another country

294

3.3 (0.7–6.0)

 

0.5 (0.2–1.2)

0.7 (0.3–1.8)

Place of birth unknown

116

0.2 (0.0–0.6)

 

0.2 (0.0–2.4)

0.2 (0.0–2.1)

Currently at school

348

1.9 (0.0–3.8)

 

0.6 (0.2–2.0)

0.8 (0.2–3.1)

Attended school

792

4.4 (2.5–6.3)

 

1.0

1.0

Did not attend school

896

5.2 (3.3–7.0)

 

1.2 (0.7–2.2)

1.4 (0.7–2.6)

Education unknown

151

4.3 (0.2–8.4)

 

1.3 (0.4–4.0)

1.2 (0.3–4.0)

Neighborhood: planned

1,129

3.7 (2.1–5.2)

 

1.0

1.0

Neighborhood: unplanned

1,058

5.0 (3.1–6.8)

 

1.2 (0.7–2.1)

1.1 (0.6–2.0)

Standard of living – poorest

410

7.2 (3.7–10.7)

 

2.7 (1.2–6)*

2.7 (1.2–6.2)*

Standard of living – poorer middle

446

1.9 (0.1–3.6)

 

1.0

1.0

Standard of living – wealthier middle

573

4.1 (2.0–6.2)

 

1.7 (0.8–3.8)

1.5 (0.7–3.6)

Standard of living – wealthiest

758

4.4 (2.2–6.5)

 

2.5 (1.1–5.5)*

2.0 (0.9–4.8)

HH had no/few food shortages

1,892

3.5 (2.3–4.6)

 

1.0

1.0

HH had frequent food shortages

284

10.2 (5.4–15.0)

 

2.4 (1.5–4.0)***

1.8 (1.0–3.1)**

No chronic disease reported

1,729

1.8 (1.0–2.6)

  

1.0

One chronic disease reported

323

8.5 (4.4–12.5)

  

2.2 (1.2–4.0)***

Two or more chronic diseases

135

26.5 (17.5–35.5)

  

6.7 (3.5–12.7)***

No accident reported

1,990

4.0 (2.8–5.3)

  

1.0

Accident reported (past 12 mo.)

197

7.2 (2.3–12.0)

  

1.9 (0.9–4.0)

No physical violence reported

2,156

4.2 (3.0–5.3)

  

1.0

Suffered violence (past 12 mo.)

31

16.1 (0.0–35.2)

  

4.7 (1.2–19.1)*

No functional limitation reported

1,808

2.3 (1.4–3.2)

  

1.0

Only slight limitations

244

8.6 (4.3–12.9)

  

1.7 (0.9–3.2)

At least one severe limitation

135

23.4 (14.9–31.8)

  

4.3 (2.2–8.2)***

Does not drink alcohol

1,535

4.1 (2.8–5.3)

  

1.0

Drinks once a week or less

482

3.5 (1.4–5.6)

  

1.7 (0.8–3.6)

Drinks more than once a week

168

9.1 (4.1–14.0)

  

2.4 (1.1–5.5)*

Occasional smoker or non-smoker

1,994

4.0 (2.8–5.1)

  

1.0

Regular smoker

192

8.1 (3.3–12.8)

  

1.6 (0.6–3.8)

−2 Log likelihood

  

717.148

679.749

565.699

  1. Statistical significance: *** p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, * p < 0.05
  2. Notes: HH household
  3. (a) Weighted frequencies