Table 2 Associations of occupational factors with depression in bivariate analysis
Depression | No depression | Total | Odds ratio (95 % CI) p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | % | n | % | ||
Basic employment factor | |||||||
Service experience | |||||||
≤20 years | 90 | (23.0) | 302 | (77.0) | 392 | (100.0) | 1.1 (0.7–1.4) p = 0.938 |
>21 years | 72 | (22.7) | 245 | (77.3) | 317 | (100.0) | |
Police station | |||||||
ASP I district | 92 | (24.6) | 282 | (75.4) | 374 | (100.0) | 1.2 (0.9–1.8) p = 0.241 |
Other ASP districts | 70 | (20.9) | 265 | (79.1) | 335 | (100.0) | |
Police rank | |||||||
Gazetted officers | 15 | (17.2) | 72 | (82.8) | 87 | (100.0) | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) p = 0.186 |
Non-gazetted | 147 | (23.6) | 475 | (76.4) | 622 | (100.0) | |
Police rank duration | |||||||
≤10 years | 99 | (22.8) | 336 | (77.2) | 435 | (100.0) | 0.9 (0.7–1.4) p = 0.942 |
>11 years | 63 | (23.0) | 211 | (77.0) | 274 | (100.0) | |
Work environment factor | |||||||
Infrastructure facilities | |||||||
Satisfactory | 116 | (21.1) | 434 | (78.9) | 550 | (100.0) | 0.7 (0.4–0.9) p = 0.039 |
Not satisfactory | 46 | (28.9) | 113 | (71.1) | 159 | (100.0) | |
Welfare facilities | |||||||
Satisfactory | 97 | (19.1) | 411 | (80.9) | 508 | (100.0) | 0.5 (0.3–0.7) p < 0.001 |
Not satisfactory | 65 | (32.3) | 136 | (67.7) | 201 | (100.0) | |
Staff adequacy | |||||||
Adequate | 116 | (21.5) | 423 | (78.5) | 539 | (100.0) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) p = 0.135 |
Not adequate | 46 | (27.1) | 124 | (72.9) | 170 | (100.0) | |
Work pattern factor | |||||||
Working hours per week | |||||||
≤70 h | 65 | (20.8) | 247 | (79.2) | 312 | (100.0) | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) p = 0.258 |
>70 h | 97 | (24.4) | 300 | (75.6) | 397 | (100.0) | |
Consecutive shift work per week | |||||||
More frequently | 118 | (23.0) | 394 | (77.0) | 512 | (100.0) | 1.1 (0.7–1.5) p = 0.840 |
Less frequently | 44 | (22.3) | 153 | (77.7) | 197 | (100.0) | |
Emergency duties per month | |||||||
More frequently | 117 | (22.8) | 397 | (77.2) | 514 | (100.0) | 0.9 (0.7–1.5) p = 0.929 |
Less frequently | 45 | (23.1) | 150 | (76.9) | 195 | (100.0) | |
Special duties per month | |||||||
More frequently | 127 | (23.1) | 423 | (76.9) | 550 | (100.0) | 1.1 (0.7–1.6) p = 0.775 |
Less frequently | 35 | (22.0) | 124 | (78.0) | 159 | (100.0) | |
Night shifts per month | |||||||
Up to 9 | 102 | (21.9) | 363 | (78.1) | 465 | (100.0) | 0.9 (0.6–1.2) p = 0.424 |
≥10 | 60 | (24.6) | 184 | (75.4) | 244 | (100.0) | |
Work support factor | |||||||
Superior guidance | |||||||
More frequently | 124 | (24.0) | 393 | (76.0) | 517 | (100.0) | 1.3 (0.8–1.9) p = 0.238 |
Less frequently | 38 | (19.8) | 154 | (80.2) | 192 | (100.0) | |
External influence | |||||||
More frequently | 112 | (25.7) | 324 | (74.3) | 436 | (100.0) | 1.5 (1.1–2.2) p = 0.023 |
Less frequently | 50 | (18.3) | 223 | (81.7) | 273 | (100.0) | |
Higher rank officer support | |||||||
Satisfactory | 139 | (22.4) | 481 | (77.6) | 620 | (100.0) | 0.8 (0.5–1.4) p = 0.472 |
Not satisfactory | 23 | (25.8) | 66 | (74.2) | 89 | (100.0) | |
Colleague support | |||||||
Satisfactory | 144 | (21.5) | 526 | (78.5) | 670 | (100.0) | 0.3 (0.2–0.6) p = 0.001 |
Not satisfactory | 18 | (46.2) | 21 | (53.8) | 39 | (100.0) | |
Lower rank officer support | |||||||
Satisfactory | 146 | (22.3) | 508 | (77.7) | 654 | (100.0) | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) p = 0.253 |
Not satisfactory | 16 | (29.1) | 39 | (70.9) | 55 | (100.0) | |
Public support | |||||||
Satisfactory | 134 | (22.3) | 466 | (77.7) | 600 | (100.0) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) p = 0.443 |
Not satisfactory | 28 | (25.7) | 81 | (74.3) | 109 | (100.0) | |
Work satisfaction factor | |||||||
Salary | |||||||
Satisfactory | 33 | (16.3) | 170 | (83.7) | 203 | (100.0) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) p = 0.009 |
Not satisfactory | 129 | (25.5) | 377 | (74.5) | 506 | (100.0) | |
Allowances | |||||||
Satisfactory | 42 | (16.7) | 209 | (83.3) | 251 | (100.0) | 0.6 (0.4–0.8) p = 0.004 |
Not satisfactory | 120 | (26.2) | 338 | (73.8) | 458 | (100.0) | |
Social status | |||||||
Satisfactory | 128 | (20.3) | 503 | (79.7) | 631 | (100.0) | 0.3 (0.2–0.5) p < 0.001 |
Not satisfactory | 34 | (43.6) | 44 | (56.4) | 78 | (100.0) | |
Public service | |||||||
Satisfactory | 148 | (21.6) | 538 | (78.4) | 686 | (100.0) | 0.2 (0.1–0.4) p < 0.001 |
Not satisfactory | 14 | (60.9) | 9 | (39.1) | 23 | (100.0) | |
Overall satisfaction | |||||||
Satisfactory | 125 | (21.2) | 465 | (78.8) | 590 | (100.0) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) p = 0.020 |
Not satisfactory | 37 | (31.1) | 82 | (68.9) | 119 | (100.0) | |