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Table 4 Association between CMD and socio-demographic characteristics, April 2015

From: Common mental disorder and its association with academic performance among Debre Berhan University students, Ethiopia

Variables

CMD (K10 score ≥7)

Bivariate regression model

Multiple regression model

No

n (%)

Yes

n (%)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

Sex

 Male

110 (36.2)

194 (63.8)

    

 Female

33 (39.3)

51 (60.7)

0.63

0.9 (0.54, 1.45)

0.47

1.3 (0.64, 2.58)

Field of study

 Natural and computational science

14 (27.5)

37 (72.5)

    

 Agricultural science

7 (29.2)

17 (70.8)

0.88

1.0 (0.31, 2.69)

0.34

0.5 (0.14, 1.97)

 Business and economics

16 (27.1)

43 (72.9)

0.97

1.0 (0.44, 2.36)

0.15

0.5 (0.17, 1.33)

 Computer science and IT

8 (32.0)

17 (68.0)

0.68

0.8 (0.28, 2.28)

0.13

0.4 (0.09, 1.37)

 Engineering

73 (42.7)

98 (57.3)

0.05

0.5 (0.26, 1.01)

0.05

0.4 (0.12, 0.99)

 Humanity and social science

13 (36.1)

23 (63.9)

0.39

0.7 (0.27, 1.67)

0.07

0.4 (0.11, 1.07)

 Othersa

12 (54.5)

10 (45.5)

0.03

0.3 (0.11, 0.89)

0.01

0.2 (0.04, 0.61)

Batch

 1st year

27 (30.3)

62 (69.7)

0.12

1.6 (0.88, 2.85)

0.57

0.7 (0.22, 2.35)

 2nd year

41 (41.0)

59 (59.0)

0.98

1.0 (0.58, 1.72)

0.27

0.6 (0.23, 1.50)

 3rd year

24 (34.3)

46 (65.7)

0.37

1.3 (0.71, 2.46)

0.67

0.8 (0.27, 2.32)

 4th year

4 (28.6)

10 (71.4)

0.39

1.7 (0.51, 5.84)

0.72

1.4 (0.24, 8.01)

 5th year

47 (40.9)

68 (59.1)

    

Ethnicity

 Amhara

95 (33.8)

186 (66.2)

    

 Oromo

23 (48.9)

24 (51.1)

0.05

0.5 (0.29, 1.01)

0.08

0.5 (0.22, 1.09)

 Othersb

25 (41.7)

35 (58.3)

0.32

0.7 (0.42, 1.33)

0.30

0.6 (0.29, 1.47)

Religion

 Orthodox Christian

118 (35.8)

212 (64.2)

    

 Protestant

15 (48.4)

16 (51.6)

0.14

0.6 (0.27, 1.20)

0.83

0.9 (0.31, 2.56)

 Othersc

10 (37.0)

17 (63.0)

0.86

0.9 (0.40, 2.14)

0.10

2.6 (0.82, 8.54)

Worshiping

 Frequently (daily)

73 (42.7)

98 (57.3)

    

 Less frequently

63 (32.0)

134 (68.0)

0.04

1.5 (1.02, 2.39)

0.04

1.8 (1.02, 3.35)

 Never

7 (35.0)

13 (65.0)

0.52

1.4 (0.52, 3.60)

0.91

0.9 (0.28, 3.13)

Marital status

 Single

108 (36.4)

189 (63.6)

    

 In relationship

22 (33.8)

43 (66.2)

0.49

1.2 (0.68, 2.21)

0.84

1.1 (0.50, 2.31)

 Othersd

13 (50.0)

13 (50.0)

0.17

0.6 (0.25, 1.27)

0.31

1.8 (0.58, 5.35)

Additional work

 Yese

9 (30.0)

21 (70.0)

0.37

1.5 (0.64, 3.38)

0.48

1.5 (0.50, 4.30)

 No

134 (37.4)

224 (62.6)

    

 Age

  

0.10

1.0 (0.81, 1.02)

0.16

0.9 (0.72, 1.06)

  1. aLaw, Health Science and Medicine
  2. bTigray, Gurage, Agaw, Sidama, Afar, Awi, Wolayita, Gamo, Silte, Hadiya, Konso and Gedeo
  3. cCatholic, Adventist and Apostolic church
  4. dDivorce and married
  5. eWood work, university police, daily laborer, helping family, pool keeping, guider, driver, farming, religious education, construction forman, any kind of work, merchant and teacher