Table 3 Bivariate analysis of socio-demographic characteristics and level of anxiety based on the likelihood ratio test statistic (LR) and the corresponding p value
Level of anxiety among students n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum anxiety (N = 152) | Mild anxiety (N = 193) | Moderate anxiety (N = 139) | Severe anxiety (N = 145) | LR | p value | |
Socio-demographic factors | ||||||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 73 (21.9) | 114 (34.1) | 70 (21.0) | 77 (23.1) | ||
Female | 78 (26.7) | 79 (27.1) | 68 (23.3) | 67 (23.0) | 7.29 | 0.2950 |
Age (mean ± SD) | 2.26 ± 1.43 | 6.94 ± 1.41 | 11.97 ± 1.43 | 17.86 ± 2.12 | 1.20* | 0.3078** |
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 150 (24.3) | 191 (30.9) | 134 (21.7) | 143 (23.14) | ||
Married | 2 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) | 4 (40.0) | 2 (20.0) | **** | 0.5820**** |
Religion | ||||||
Christianity | 144 (24.4) | 181 (30.6) | 125 (21.2) | 141 (23.9) | ||
Islamic | 7 (20.6) | 11 (32.4) | 12 (35.3) | 4 (11.8) | **** | 0.2900**** |
Traditional | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.00) | ||
Place of residence | ||||||
Accra | 95 (23.5) | 128 (31.6) | 86 (21.2) | 96 (23.7) | ||
Others | 33 (20.5) | 52 (32.3) | 38 (23.6) | 38 (23.6) | 0.76 | 0.8580 |
College | ||||||
BAH | 29 (27.1) | 37 (34.6) | 21 (19.6) | 20 (18.7) | ||
Education | 2 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Health sciences | 13 (37.1) | 10 (28.6) | 8 (22.9) | 4 (11.4) | 14.37 | 0.109 |
Humanities | 107 (22.3) | 143 (29.7) | 110 (22.9) | 121 (25.2) | ||
Level of education | ||||||
100 | 27 (24.5) | 37 (33.9) | 27 (24.8) | 18 (16.5) | ||
200 | 59 (25.1) | 76 (32.3) | 43 (18.3) | 57 (24.3) | ||
300 | 28 (19.2) | 43 (29.5) | 35 (24.0) | 40 (27.4) | 14.07 | 0.296 |
400 | 36 (27.1) | 34 (25.6) | 33 (24.8) | 30 (22.6) | ||
Postgraduate | 0 (0.0) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Frequency of light off in a week | ||||||
1–4 times | 125 (27.7) | 150 (33.3) | 97 (21.5) | 79 (17.5) | ||
More than four times | 22 (13.8) | 37 (23.1) | 40 (25.0) | 61 (38.1) | 35.28 | <0.0001 |
Availability of a generator in a hall | ||||||
Yes | 32 (17.2) | 49 (26.3) | 45 (24.2) | 60 (32.3) | ||
No | 120 (27.2) | 144 (32.6) | 94 (21.3) | 84 (19.0) | 20.27 | <0.002 |