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Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression analyses

From: Prevalence and factors associated with major depressive disorder in children and adolescents at the Uganda Cancer Institute

Characteristic

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Age

 7–9 years (children

1

 

 10–17 years (adolescents)

4.02(2.05–7.88)

< 0.001

Perception of social support

 A special person in the patient’s life

  No

1

 

  Yes

0.36(0.19–0.69)

0.002

Positive coping strategies

 Self-distraction

  No

1

 

  Yes

0.17(0.10–0.30)

< 0.001

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, N Population size, n Sample size, < Less than, % Percent