Table 4 Factors associated with depression among undergraduate medical students at SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016/2017

Sex

 Male

1

1

 Female

1.11 (0.68, 1.81)

0.99 (0.57, 1.75)

Age

 18–21

2.63 (1.08, 6.41)*

2.42 (1.64, 9.22)**

 22–24

1.47 (0.60, 3.59)

1.90 (0.63, 5.69)

 25 and above

1

1

Marital status

 Married

1

1

 Single

0.51 (0.15, 1.74)

0.27 (0.58, 0.98)

Source of income

 Yes

1

1

 No

1.64 (0.65, 4.15)

2.21 (0.76, 6.40)

Educational level

 1st year

2.85 (1.20, 6.78)*

1.63 (1.43, 6.26)**

 2nd year

2.83 (1.17, 6.87)*

1.39 (1.17, 5.18)**

 3rd year

0.96 (0.39, 2.37)

0.50 (0.16, 1.65)

 4th year

0.96 (0.38, 2.41)

0.52 (0.16, 1.68)

 5th year

1.42 (0.56, 3.62)

1.01 (0.33, 3.04)

 6th year

1

1

Interest toward medical education

 Yes

1

1

 No

1.67 (0.88, 3.180

1.86 (0.90, 3.82)

Vocational period

 Short

1.08 (0.15, 7.81)

1.37 (0.15, 12.85)

 Medium

1.00 (0.13, 7.47)

1.48 (0.15, 14.82)

 Long

1

1

Impact of vocational period

 Yes

0.90 (0.55, 1.48)

0.81 (0.45, 1.47)

 No

1

1

Diagnosed chronic illness

 Yes

1.97 (0.65, 5.92)

2.36 (0.69, 8.13)

 No

1

1

Family history of mental illness

 Yes

1.33 (0.59, 3.01)

1.25 (0.50, 3.11)

 No

1

1

Social support

 Low/poor

1.53 (1.18, 3.01)*

1.32 (0.63, 2.73)

 Medium/intermediate

1.70 (0.92, 3.13)

1.76 (0.90, 3.43)

 High/good

1

1

Stressful life events

 No

1

1

 Yes

1.81 (1.12, 2.95)*

1.61 (1.14, 2.76)**

Substance use

 Yes

1.10 (0.62, 1.93)

1.35 (0.73, 2.53)

 No

1

1