Table 1 Bivariate logistic regression of depression

Age

 16-24*

143 (7.53%)

132

11

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 25-44

605 (31.9%)

544

61

1.35 (0.69-2.63)

 45-64

843 (44.4%)

716

127

2.13 (1.12-4.05)**

 65-

307 (16.2%)

270

37

1.64 (0.81-3.33)

Marital status

 Single*

342 (18.0%)

292

50

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 Married

1556 (82.0%)

1370

186

0.79 (0.57-1.11)

Education

 No school*

724 (38.2%)

622

102

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 Less than 6 years

706 (37.2%)

615

91

0.90 (0.67-1.22)

 7 to 9 years

324 (17.1%)

289

35

0.74 (0.49-1.11)

 10 years and above

144 (7.59%)

136

8

0.36 (0.17-0.75)**

Occupation***

 Agriculture work*

1117 (58.9%)

971

146

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 Non-agriculture work

185 (9.75%)

169

16

0.63 (0.37-1.08)

 Homemakers/students

379 (20.0%)

342

37

0.72 (0.49-1.05)

 Unemployed

179 (9.43%)

144

35

1.62 (1.08-2.43)**

Perceived health status***

 Very good*

287 (15.1%)

278

9

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 Good

389 (20.5%)

369

20

1.67 (0.75-3.73)

 Adequate

696 (36.7%)

619

77

3.84 (1.90-7.78)**

 Poor

525 (27.7%)

395

130

10.2 (5.09-20.3)**

Perceived household income

 Affluent*

223 (11.8%)

209

14

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 Basic enough

981 (51.7%)

901

80

1.33 (0.74-2.39)

 Some difficulty

596 (31.4%)

491

105

3.19 (1.79-5.71)**

 Very difficult

73 (3.85%)

39

34

13.0 (6.40-26.5)**

Social support***

 High*

531 (28.0%)

496

35

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 Medium

923 (48.6%)

823

100

1.72 (1.15-2.57)**

 Low

433 (22.8%)

333

100

4.26 (2.83-6.41)**