Table 3 Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis of determinants of PTSD among RTA survivors attending selected hospitals in southern Ethiopia, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 416)
Variable | PTSD | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95%CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||
Sex | |||||
 Female | 97 | 16 | 0.87 (0.48, 1.62) |  |  |
 Male | 255 | 48 | RC | RC |  |
Age | |||||
 18–25 | 165 | 27 | 0.68 (0.28,1.62) |  |  |
 26–35 | 113 | 19 | 0.69 (0.28, 1.73) |  |  |
 36–45 | 41 | 10 | 1 (0.36, 2.84) |  |  |
  > 46 | 33 | 8 | RC | RC |  |
Marital Status | |||||
 Single and Widowed | 168 | 31 | 1.03 (0.6, 1.75) |  |  |
 Married | 184 | 33 | RC | RC |  |
Educational level | |||||
 Unable to read and write | 50 | 10 | 1.4 (0.53, 3.71) | 0.78 (0.14, 4.31) | 0.78 |
 Primary education | 121 | 18 | 1.04 (0.44, 2.45) | 0.75 (0.17, 3.24) | 0.69 |
 Secondary education | 118 | 27 | 1.6 (0.71, 3.61) | 1.42 (0.36, 5.63) | 0.62 |
 College and above | 63 | 9 | RC | RC |  |
Occupation | |||||
 House wife | 25 | 7 | RC | RC |  |
 Civil servant | 50 | 5 | 0.35 (0.1, 1.24) | 0.38(.051, 2.83) | 0.34 |
 Farmer | 65 | 16 | 0.87 (0.32, 2.39) | 0.91 (0.25, 3.21) | 0.91 |
 Merchant | 52 | 16 | 1.09 (0.4, 3.01) | 1.1 (0.28, 4.47) | 0.88 |
 Student | 87 | 7 | 0.28 (0.09, 0.89) | 0.37 (0.08, 1.63) | 0.19 |
 Private/NGO | 40 | 8 | 0.71 (0.23, 2.21) | 0.36 (0.07, 1.82) | 0.22 |
 Others | 33 | 5 | 0.54 (0.15, 1.9) | 0.63 (0.13, 3.1) | 0.57 |
Monthly Income | |||||
  < 750 ETB | 40 | 5 | 0.62 (0.23, 1.67) |  |  |
 750–1250 ETB | 87 | 14 | 0.80 (0.42, 1.54) |  |  |
  > 1250 ETB | 225 | 45 | RC | RC |  |
Time since accident | |||||
 30–90 days | 311 | 33 | 0.14 (0.078, 0.25) | 0.33 (0.15, 0.73) | 0.006* |
  > 90 days | 41 | 31 | RC | RC |  |
Role during accident | |||||
 Driver and assistant | 92 | 23 | RC | RC |  |
 Passenger | 147 | 24 | 1.66 (0.84, 3.29) | 0.72 (0.28, 1.84) | 0.49 |
 Pedestrian | 113 | 17 | 1.08 (0.55, 2.11) | 0.63 (0.22, 1.77) | 0.38 |
History of previous road traffic accident | |||||
 Yes | 62 | 42 | 8.9 (4.97, 16.01) | 2.67 (1.23, 5.77) | 0.013* |
 No | 290 | 22 | RC | RC |  |
Presence of family or friend in the same accident | |||||
 Yes | 33 | 4 | 0.64 (0.22, 1.88) |  |  |
 No | 319 | 60 | RC | RC |  |
Depression | |||||
 Yes | 28 | 22 | 6.06 (3.18, 11.54) | 2.58 (1.10, 6.10) | 0.029* |
 No | 324 | 42 | RC | RC |  |
CMDs | |||||
 Yes | 61 | 54 | 25.76 (12.42, 53.4) | 12.78 (5.56, 29.36) | <0.001* |
 No | 291 | 10 | RC | RC |  |
Diagnosed Co-morbid Medical Illness | |||||
 Yes | 13 | 2 | 0.84 (0.18,3.82) |  |  |
 No | 339 | 62 | RC | RC |  |
Substance use in the past 3 month | |||||
 Yes | 90 | 22 | 1.52 (0.86, 2.69) | 0.81 (0.35, 1.86) | 0.61 |
 No | 262 | 42 | RC | RC |  |
Family history of mental illness | |||||
 Yes | 6 | 2 | 1.86 (0.36, 9.42) |  |  |
 No | 346 | 62 | RC | RC |  |