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Table 4 Regression on sociodemographic and household characteristics, family and social support factors, psychological wellbeing

From: Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among high school adolescent girls in southern Uganda

Variable

Model 1:

B (95%CI)

Model 2:

B (95%CI)

Model 3:

B (95%CI)

Sociodemographic and Household characteristics

 Age: (ref: 14 to 15 years)

  16 to 17 years

1.15 (0.02, 2.28) *

0.07(−0.96, 1.09)

− 0.43(−1.41, 0.55)

 Orphan hood Status: (ref: Orphan)

  Non-orphan

− 1.99(−3.56, − 0.429) **

−1.32(−2.73, 0.09)

−0.89(−2.24, 0.45)

 Primary Caregiver: (ref: Biological parent)

  Grandparent

0.59(−1.23, 2.42)

0.27(−1.36, 1.91)

0.48(− 1.05, 2.02)

  Other relative

−0.21(−2.01, 1.59)

− 0.41(− 2.02, 1.21)

−0.39(− 1.90, 1.13)

 Household size

  Number of people in HH

0.29(−0.04, 0.62)

0.14(−0.16, 0.43)

0.09(− 0.19, 0.38)

  Number of children in HH

0.01(−0.41, 0.44)

0.08(− 0.29, 0.46)

0.01(− 0.35, 0.38)

  Family Assets

− 0.34(− 0.51, − 0.15) ***

−0.14(− 0.30, 0.02)

0.07(− 0.08, 0.23)

 Family and Social Support Factors

  Family cohesion

 

−0.0003(− 0.10, 0.09)

0.03(− 0.07, 0.12)

  Family care and relationship

 

−0.38(− 0.51, − 0.24) ***

−0.24(− 0.37, − 0.11) ***

  Perceived Child and Caregiver support

 

−0.12(− 0.19, − 0.03) **

−0.04(− 0.12, 0.04)

 Social support from multiple sources

  Guardian

 

−0.31(− 0.46, − 0.17) ***

−0.16(− 0.29, − 0.016) *

  Classmate

 

−0.14(−.30, 0.03)

−0.02(− 0.18, 0.14)

  Teacher

 

−0.13(− 0.28, 0.01)

0.08(− 0.06, 0.22)

  Friend/peer

 

− 0.27(− 0.35, − 0.19) ***

−0.12(− 0.19, − 0.04) **

 Psychological wellbeing

  Tennessee Self – Concept

  

−0.28(− 0.33, − 0.22) ***

  Beck’s Hopelessness Scale

  

0.56 (0.35, 0.77) ***

  Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale

  

−0.21(− 0.33, − 0.09) ***

The F-value

4.38***

25.67***

35.37***

R2

0.024

0.224

0.356

Adjusted R2(df)

0.02 (7)

0.22 (14)

0.35 (17)

Change in R2

 

0.200***

0.132***

N

1260

1260

1106

  1. *p ≤ .05; **p ≤ .01; ***p ≤ .001