Table 3 Factors associated with Mental distress of caregiver’s of people with severe mental illness in Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, 2013 (n = 390)

Gender/sex

Male

70

106

1

1

Female

151

63

3.629(2.382,5.531)*

3.170(1.843,5.454)*

Marital status

Married

105

103

1

1

Single/never married

41

32

1.257(0.735,2.149)

1.768(0.809,3.861)

Divorce/separated

40

18

2.180(1.174,4.049)*

0.992(0.446,2.208)

Widowed

35

16

2.146(1.119,4.114)*

0.662(0.286,1.533)

Educational status

Not educated

95

47

2.074(1.176,3.658)*

1.083(0.464,2.529)

≤grade 12

88

83

1.088(0.635,1.864)

1.009(0.484,2.103)

>grade 12

38

39

1

1

Cont Occupation

Employed

73

64

1

1

Own business

23

33

0.611(0.326,1.147)

0.613(0.289,1.300)

Farmer

52

31

1.471(0.842,2.567)

2.245(1.129,4.463)*

House wife

33

17

1.702(0.867,3.341)

1.006(0.436,2.231)

jobless

40

24

1.461(0.796,2.682)

1.695(0.796,3.608)

Relation with the patient

24

20

2.031(0.820,5.029)

1.461(0.476,4.478)

Spouse

114

59

3.270(1.538,6.952)*

1.925(0.762,4.868)

Parent

70

68

1.742(0.813,3.735)

1.515(0.603,3.806)

Immediate family relative

13

22

1

1

Non-immediate family relative

Diagnosis of the patient

188

123

2.131(1.29,3.518)*

2.007 (1.109, 3.634)*

Psychosis

33

46

1

Bipolar disorder

1

Number of admission

No admission

99

110

1

1

One time admission

58

37

1.742(1.063, 2.854)*

2.425(1.319, 4.459)*

≥ Two times admission

64

22

3.248(1.636, 6.448)*

3.293(1.474, 7.356)*

Duration of care giving in year

0–5 years

129

114

1

1

6–10 years

50

33

1.339(0.807, 2.222)

0.942(0.499, 1.779)

≥11 years

42

22

1.687(0.950, 2.995)

1.271(0.600, 2.693)

Social support of caregiver

Have no social support

15

78

11.711(6.427,21.560)*

9.523(5.002,18.132)*

Have social support

206

91

1

1

Use of Chat in your life

22

28

0.557(0.306,1.013)

1.109(0.506,2.432)

Yes

199

141

1

1

No