Table 3 Bivariate logistic regression for factors associated with long hospital stay (≥22 days) among psychiatric admissions to Jimma University Specialized Hospital

Sex (n = 845)

0.972

 Male

271

55.1

1

 Female

194

55.0

1.00 (0.76, 1.31)

Age in years (n = 845)

0.552

 <20

83

50.9

1

 20 – 29

228

54.9

1.18 (0.82, 1.69)

 30 - 39

95

56.5

1.25 (0.81, 1.93)

 ≥40

59

59.6

1.42 (0.86, 2.36)

Marital status (n = 460)

0.812

 Single

133

52.8

1

 Married

99

52.1

0.97 (0.67, 1.42)

 Divorced

8

66.7

1.79 (0.53, 6.09)

 Widowed

3

50.0

0.90 (0.18, 4.52)

Place of residence (n = 843)

0.706

 Within 5 km of Jimma

159

51.8

1

 ≥5 km outside of Jimma city

304

56.7

1.06 (0.80, 1.39)

Discharge diagnosis (n = 838)

<0.001

 Schizophrenia‡

148

64.1

1

 Bipolar disorder

123

62.8

0.95 (0.64, 1.40)

 Major Depressive disorder

84

46.4

0.49 (0.33, 0.72)

 Brief psychotic disorder

73

48.0

0.51 (0.34, 0.78)

 Other mental disorders§

36

46.8

0.49 (0.29, 0.83)

Comorbid medical illness (n = 698)

0.267

 No

326

52.6

1

 Yes

45

57.7

1.29 (0.83, 2.00)

Comorbid psychiatric disorder (n = 730)

0.394

 No

335

52.5

1

 Yes

54

58.7

1.23 (0.76, 1.98)

Khat use (n = 630)

0.163

 No

214

51.2

1

 Yes

121

57.1

1.27 (0.91, 1.77)

Alcohol use (n = 604)

0.329

 No

270

52.3

1

 Yes

51

58.0

1.26 (0.80, 1.98)

Extrapyramidal side-effects (n = 731)

0.015

 No

304

51.2

1

 Yes

86

62.8

1.61 (1.10, 2.36)

Patient paid for hospital services (n = 831)

0.002

 No

372

57.7

1

 Paid half of the cost

21

38.9

0.47 (0.26, 0.83)

 Paid all of the cost

59

44.7

0.59 (0.41, 0.87)