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Table 3 Factors associated with mental distress among students

From: Mental distress among university students in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Items

Mental distress

ORs with 95% CI

P-Value

Yes

No

Crude

Adjusted

Sex

Male

180

284

1.00

1.00

0.701

Female

250

98

3.98 (2.7, 6.07)

4.67 (2.82, 7.72)

0.001

Age

 ≤ 21 years

138

60

1.98 (1.23, 3.17)

1.69 (0.97, 2.96)

0.701

 > 21 years

310

300

1.00

1.00

0.801

Year of study

1st year

160

36

7.1 (3.92, 13.13)

4.29 (0.86, 21.46)

0.200

2nd year

142

152

1.62 (1.03, 2.55)

0.79 (0.18, 3.66)

0.970

 ≥ 3rd year

118

190

1.00

1.00

0.779

School workload

Yes

258

90

3.97 (2.6, 6.06)

4.66 (2.81, 7.71)

0.300

No

184

280

1.00

1.00

0.760

Field of study

Science

142

80

1.74 (1.11, 2.73)

3.9 (1.74, 5.5)

0.100

Non-science

296

290

1.00

1.00

0.990

Marital status

Yes

134

64

1.96 (1.21, 3.15)

1.67 (0.95, 2.94)

0.870

No

305

305

1.00

1.00

0.790

Residence

Yes

135

63

1.95 (1.18, 3.17)

1.64 (0.92, 2.91)

0.570

No

301

309

1.00

1.00

0.890

University

Yes

137

61

1.92 (1.17, 3.11)

1.63 (0.91, 2.90)

0.980

No

317

293

1.00

1.00

0.670

History of mental illness in the family

Yes

130

68

1.99 (1.24, 3.18)

1.70 (0.98, 2.97)

0.577

No

300

310

1.00

1.00

0.694

Ever used cannabis

Yes

140

82

1.75 (1.12, 2.74)

3.10 (1.75, 5.6)

0.020

No

290

296

1.00

1.00

0.793

Ever consumed alcohol

Yes

146

162

0.70 (0.59, 1.04)

0.9 (0.56, 1.48)

0.557

No

284

216

1.00

1.00

0.660

Sleep quality and quantity

Good sleep quality

64

116

1.00

1.00

0.870

Poor sleep quality

376

272

2.24 (1.37, 3.67)

2.03 (1.13, 3.67)

0.010