Table 8 Socio-demographic predictors of health service attendance for depression episodes, Ethiopia 2003

Residence

 Rural

0.63 (0.34-1.19)

0.156

0.93 (0.45-1.91)

0.837

 Urban

1

1

Sex

 Male

1

1

 Female

0.89 (0.67-1.18)

0.442

0.71 ( 0.49-1.02)

0.063

Age group

 18-30

1

1

 31-44

1.48 (1.05-2.08)

0.026

1.49 (0.99-2.19)

0.053

 45-54

0.98 (0.55-1.53)

0.743

0.80 (0.46-1.40)

0.440

 55-64

1.89 (1.19-2.99)

0.007

1.45 (0.86-2.47)

0.164

 65-74

1.50 (0.80-2.81)

0.202

0.99 (0.48-2.02)

0.973

 75+

2.85 (1.43-5.69)

0.003

1.85 (0.85-3.99)

0.120

Marital status

 Never married

1

1

 Currently married

0.53 (0.24-1.18)

0.121

0.64 (0.39-1.06)

0.081

 Separated

2.92 ( 1.35-6.34)

0.007

2.20 (0.95-5.19)

0.066

 Divorced

2.15 (1.18-3.89)

0.012

1.70 (0.85-3.43)

0.137

 Widowed

1.95 (1.16-3.28)

0.012

1.42 (0.71-2.85)

0.327

Educational status

 Illiterate

1

1

 1-4 grade

0.98 (0.39-2.01)

0.777

0.71 (0.29-1.73)

0.452

 5- 8 grade

3.00 (1.69-5.64)

0.001

2.6 (1.23-5.43)

0.012

 9-12 grade

2.00 (1.73-6.01)

0.025

1.8 (1.45-6.12)

0.032

 Higher

0.98 (0.19-4.22)

0.882

0.76 (0.15-3.95)

0.745

Current job

 Employed

1

1

 Unemployed

0.83 (0.62-1.10)

0.192

0.91 (0.65-1.29)

0.607

Income group

 ≤ 500 birr

0.73 (0.26-2.03)

0.551

0.69 (0.24-1.97)

0.689

 501-1999 birr

1.53 (0.50-4.63)

0.454

1.68 (0.54-5.21)

0.373

 ≥ 1000 birr

1

1