Table 2 Bivariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with mental distress
Variables (n = 240) | Total symptoms scorea | OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
≥8 | <8 | Crude | Adjusted | |
No. (%) | No. (%) | |||
Sex | ||||
Male | 55 (76.4) | 123 (73.2) | 1.18 (0.62–2.25) | NA |
Female | 17 (23.6) | 45 (26.8) | 1 | |
Age groupb | ||||
≤21 | 53 (73.6) | 92 (54.8) | 2.30 (1.26–4.22)** | NA |
>21 | 19 (26.4) | 76 (45.2) | 1 | |
Students monthly income in Birr | ||||
≤400 | 36 (50.0) | 64 (38.1) | 1 | 1 |
401–700 | 19 (26.4) | 47 (28.0) | 0.72 (0.37–1.41) | 0.58 (0.26–1.27) |
≥701 | 17 (23.6) | 57 (33.9) | 0.53 (0.27–1.05) | 0.52 (0.22–1.26) |
Feeling towards their GPA | ||||
Happy and satisfied | 27 (37.5) | 67 (39.9) | 1 | NA |
Happy but I can do better | 32 (44.4) | 83 (49.4) | 0.96 (0.52–1.75) | |
Not happy | 13 (18.1) | 18 (10.7) | 1.79 (0.77–4.16) | |
Visiting religious place | ||||
At least once in two weeks | 62 (86.1) | 147 (87.5) | 1 | NA |
Occasionally | 6 (8.3) | 14 (8.3) | 0.74 (0.21–2.61) | |
Never | 4 (5.6) | 7 (4.2) | 0.75 (0.16–3.56) | |
Year of study | ||||
Pre-medicine | 30 (41.7) | 38 (22.6) | 3.78 (1.79–7.99)** | 3.61 (1.45–8.97)** |
Pre-clinical | 28 (38.9) | 63 (37.5) | 2.13 (1.03–4.41)* | 1.55 (0.64–3.72) |
Clinical | 14 (19.4) | 67 (39.9) | 1 | 1 |
Relationship with fellows | ||||
Very good | 19 (26.4) | 60 (35.7) | 1 | NA |
Good | 49 (68.1) | 100 (59.5) | 1.55 (0.83–2.87) | |
Poor | 4 (5.6) | 8 (4.8) | 1.58 (0.42–5.83) | |
Perception of medical school | ||||
Very stressful | 26 (36.1) | 28 (16.7) | 3.16 (1.44–6.92)** | 3.89 (1.52–9.94)** |
Stressful | 31 (43.1) | 89 (53.0) | 1.18 (0.58–2.40) | 1.20 (0.54–2.68) |
Not stressful at all | 15 (20.8) | 51 (30.4) | 1 | 1 |
Attitude towards sanitary facility | ||||
Dissatisfied | 57 (79.2) | 99 (58.9) | 2.65 (1.39–5.06)* | 1.95 (0.95–4.02) |
Satisfied | 15 (20.8) | 84 (35.0) | 1 | 1 |
Attitude to recreational facility | ||||
Dissatisfied | 65 (90.3) | 131 (78.0) | 2.62 (1.11–6.20)* | 1.78 (0.67–4.75) |
Satisfied | 7 (9.7) | 37 (22.0) | 1 | 1 |
Feeling towards living room | ||||
Overcrowded | 51 (70.8) | 77 (45.8) | 2.87 (1.59–5.19)*** | 2.43 (1.24–4.79)** |
Not overcrowded | 21 (29.2) | 91 (54.2) | 1 | |
Feeling towards their safety | ||||
Feel insecure | 39 (54.2) | 38 (22.6) | 4.04 (2.25–7.28)*** | 2.93 (1.51–5.68)*** |
Feel secure | 33 (45.8) | 130 (77.4) | 1 | 1 |
Substance use | ||||
At least one substance | 12 (16.7) | 29 (17.3) | 0.96 (0.46–2.01) | NA |
Not at all | 60 (83.3) | 139 (2.7) | 1 | |