From: Year of study as predictor of loneliness among students of University of Gondar
Variable | Categories | Loneliness status | COR | AOR (95% CI) | |||
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Lonely | Not lonely | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | ||||
N | (%) | N | (%) | ||||
Sex | Male | 113 | 46.7 | 129 | 53.3 | 1 | Β |
Female | 87 | 53.7 | 75 | 46.3 | 1.324 (0.89β1.97) | 1.3 (0.87β1.98) | |
Actively engaged in romantic friendship | Yes | 56 | 44.1 | 71 | 55.9 | 1 | Β |
No | 144 | 52.0 | 133 | 48.0 | 1.37 (0.90β2.09) | 1.3 (0.85β2.02) | |
Residence before coming to university | Urban | 117 | 47.6 | 129 | 52.4 | 1 | Β |
Rural | 83 | 52.5 | 75 | 47.5 | 1.22 (0.82β1.82) | Β | |
Current khat chewing | Yes | 7 | 53.8 | 6 | 46.2 | 1.19 (0.39β3.63) | Β |
No | 193 | 49.4 | 198 | 50.6 | 1 | Β | |
Current cigarette smoking | Yes | 6 | 50 | 6 | 50.0 | 1.02 (0.32β3.22) | Β |
No | 194 | 49.5 | 198 | 50.5 | 1 | Β | |
Current disease status | Yes | 102 | 51.3 | 97 | 48.7 | 1.15 (0.77β1.69) | Β |
No | 98 | 47.8 | 107 | 52.2 | 1 | Β | |
Age in years | 20 & lower | 120 | 50.4 | 118 | 49.6 | 1.09 (0.74β1.63) | Β |
21 & above | 80 | 48.2 | 86 | 51.8 | 1 | Β | |
Year of study | First | 134 | 59.3 | 92 | 40.7 | 2.47 (1.67β3.7) | 2.47 (1.65β3.70)a |
2nd & above | 66 | 37.1 | 112 | 62.9 | 1 | 1 | |
Monthly pocket money in ETB | 50β400 | 53 | 47.7 | 58 | 52.3 | 0.82 (0.42β1.5) | Β |
401β500 | 46 | 43.4 | 60 | 56.6 | 0.68 (0.35β1.33) | Β | |
501β1000 | 73 | 54.5 | 61 | 45.5 | 1.07 (0.56β2.02) | Β | |
β>β1000 | 28 | 52.8 | 25 | 47.2 | 1 | Β | |
Marital status | Single | 192 | 49.0 | 200 | 51.0 | 0.48 (0.14β1.62) | Β |
Married | 8 | 66.7 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | Β |