Table 2 Associated factors of loneliness in multivariable logistic regression among study participants, University of Gondar, 2018 (n = 404)
From: Year of study as predictor of loneliness among students of University of Gondar
| Variable | Categories | Loneliness status | COR | AOR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonely | Not lonely | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | ||||
| N | (%) | N | (%) | ||||
| Sex | Male | 113 | 46.7 | 129 | 53.3 | 1 | |
| Female | 87 | 53.7 | 75 | 46.3 | 1.324 (0.89–1.97) | 1.3 (0.87–1.98) | |
| Actively engaged in romantic friendship | Yes | 56 | 44.1 | 71 | 55.9 | 1 | |
| No | 144 | 52.0 | 133 | 48.0 | 1.37 (0.90–2.09) | 1.3 (0.85–2.02) | |
| Residence before coming to university | Urban | 117 | 47.6 | 129 | 52.4 | 1 | |
| Rural | 83 | 52.5 | 75 | 47.5 | 1.22 (0.82–1.82) | ||
| Current khat chewing | Yes | 7 | 53.8 | 6 | 46.2 | 1.19 (0.39–3.63) | |
| No | 193 | 49.4 | 198 | 50.6 | 1 | ||
| Current cigarette smoking | Yes | 6 | 50 | 6 | 50.0 | 1.02 (0.32–3.22) | |
| No | 194 | 49.5 | 198 | 50.5 | 1 | ||
| Current disease status | Yes | 102 | 51.3 | 97 | 48.7 | 1.15 (0.77–1.69) | |
| No | 98 | 47.8 | 107 | 52.2 | 1 | ||
| Age in years | 20 & lower | 120 | 50.4 | 118 | 49.6 | 1.09 (0.74–1.63) | |
| 21 & above | 80 | 48.2 | 86 | 51.8 | 1 | ||
| Year of study | First | 134 | 59.3 | 92 | 40.7 | 2.47 (1.67–3.7) | 2.47 (1.65–3.70)a |
| 2nd & above | 66 | 37.1 | 112 | 62.9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Monthly pocket money in ETB | 50–400 | 53 | 47.7 | 58 | 52.3 | 0.82 (0.42–1.5) | |
| 401–500 | 46 | 43.4 | 60 | 56.6 | 0.68 (0.35–1.33) | ||
| 501–1000 | 73 | 54.5 | 61 | 45.5 | 1.07 (0.56–2.02) | ||
| > 1000 | 28 | 52.8 | 25 | 47.2 | 1 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 192 | 49.0 | 200 | 51.0 | 0.48 (0.14–1.62) | |
| Married | 8 | 66.7 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | ||