Table 3 Bivariate and multivariable analysis of factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among road traffic accident survivors attending orthopedic unit of public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016 (n-492)

Sex

 Male

54

1

 Female

58

2.29 (1.49, 3.53)

2.23 (1.40, 3.56)**

Age (years)

 < 20

21

2.15 (1.08, 4.29)

2.24 (0.86, 5.83)

 20–29

43

1.54 (0.87, 2.69)

1.67 (0.86, 3.22)

 30–39

22

0.80 (0.42, 1.52)

0.95 (0.47, 1.92)

 40 and above

24

1

Occupation

 Unemployed

36

1.40 (0.88, 2.21)

0.85 (0.47, 1.53)

 Employed

76

1

Marital status

 Married

48

1

 Single and previously Married

64

0.05 (0.98, 2.31)

1.25 (0.73, 2.14)

Happing following accident

 Hospitalization and surgery done

92

1.75 (1.03, 2.99)

1.7 (0.97, 3.32)

 No-surgery done

20

1

Social support

 Poor

58

2.01 (1.31, 3.09)

2.1 (1.34, 3.46)**

 Good

54

1

Lower extremity injury

 Yes

71

1.49 (0.96, 2.30)

1.16 (0.65, 2.08)

 No

41

1

Depression

 Yes

37

3.67 (2.22, 6.06)

3.46 (1.99, 5.99)***

 No

75

1

Duration since accident

 1–3 months

67

1.98 (1.29, 3.04)

1.72 (1.07, 2.76)*

 > 3 months

45

1

Upper extremity injury

 Yes

29

0.64 (0.40, 1.02)

0.6 (0.35, 1.21)

 No

83

1

Litigation/compensation

 Yes

20

2.36 (1.40, 3.96)

0.73 (0.40, 1.35)

 No

92

1