Table 4: Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression results for factors associated with suicidal ideation among cancer patients at Ayder Specialized Comprehensive Hospital, April 2019 (n= 297).

Explanatory Variables	Suicidal ideation			COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Yes	No
Sex
Male	40	84	1.00		1.00
Female	107	66	3.40(2.09,5.93)***		2.23(1.27,3.92) **
Stage of Cancer
Stage I	9	14	1.003		1.00
Stage II	59	73	1.70(1.03,2.73)*		1.11(0.56,1.98)
Stage III	19	40	0.73(0.16, 3.40)		0.47(0.24,0.86)
Stage IV	60	23	22(2.04,5.80)***		2.08(1.47,3.81)**
Do you have pain
Yes	93	75	1.72(1.08,2.73)*		1.53(0.82,2.84)
No	54	75	1.00		1.00
Depression and Anxiety
No, and Borderline	32	74	1.00		1.00
Have depression and anxiety	115	76	2.65(1.60,4.35) ***		2.31(1.24,4.32) **
Social support
Yes	41	108	1.00		1.00
No	106	42	6.64(4.00,11.03)***		3.70(2.01,6.78)***
Oncology performance status
Fully active	26	62	1.00		1.00
Restricted in some	24	124	2.16(3.60, 9.51)		1.47(0.82, 2.66)
50% or more working hour	20	20	1.38(0.74, 2.55)*		1.45(0.67, 3.12)
Limited activities	8	13	8.09(4.39, 14,92)*		3.73(1.71, 8.13)**