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Table 4 Sociodemographic and epilepsy related factors associated with missed diagnosis of comorbid mental disorders by PHC workers

From: Performance of primary health care workers in detection of mental disorders comorbid with epilepsy in rural Ethiopia

Characteristics

Univariate analysis

Multivariable analysis

Crude odds ratio (c OR)

95% CI

Adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR)

95% CI

Age (years)

1.03

1.00, 1.06

1.06

1.02 1.11

Gender

 Male

1

 

1

 

 Female

1.27

0.56, 2.88

1.67

0.69, 4.09

Relative wealth

 Average and above

1

 

1

 

 Very low or low

1.10

0.44, 2.76

1.42

0.53, 3.78

Education

 No formal

1

 

1

 

 Formal education

0.97

0.42, 2.21

1.16

0.46, 2.95

Marital status

 Never married or formerly married

1

 

1

 

 Married

1.09

0.48, 2.46

2.22

0.82, 6.06

Residency

 Urban

1

 

1

 

 Rural

1.08

0.30, 3.84

0.96

0.25, 3.67

Seizure frequency

1.04

0.96, 1.13

1.06

0.97, 1.15

Duration epilepsy (years)

1.00

0.96, 1.04

10.97

0.93, 1.02