Table 3.
Risk factors of major depressive symptoms among precarious student (logistic regression, Etucris study—2021).
| Univariable analysis | Multivariable analysis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n | OR | CI95% | p | aOR | CI95% | p |
| Sex | |||||||
| Man | 182 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Woman | 274 | 1.93 | 1.29–2.92 | 0.001 | 1.89 | 1.19–3.02 | 0.007 |
| Nationality | |||||||
| International | 366 | - | - | - | - | ||
| French | 90 | 1.99 | 1.24–3.17 | 0.004 | 1.70 | 0.91–3.18 | 0.097 |
| Age | |||||||
| 18–22 years | 315 | - | - | - | - | ||
| >22 years | 141 | 0.63 | 0.42–0.95 | 0.026 | 0.73 | 0.45–1.17 | 0.185 |
| Housing type | |||||||
| Rental with a lease or sublease | 179 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Hosted by a third-party | 72 | 2.31 | 1.31–4.08 | 0.004 | 2.80 | 1.47–5.35 | 0.002 |
| Student residence | 205 | 1.62 | 1.05–2.50 | 0.029 | 1.47 | 0.92–2.37 | 0.107 |
| Enrolled in public university | |||||||
| No | 147 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Yes | 309 | 1.07 | 0.71–1.62 | 0.747 | 1.02 | 0.65–1.62 | 0.926 |
| Work alongside study | |||||||
| No | 292 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Yes | 164 | 0.79 | 0.53–1.18 | 0.253 | 0.87 | 0.55–1.37 | 0.549 |
| Receives a scholarship | |||||||
| Yes | 99 | - | - | - | - | ||
| No | 357 | 0.73 | 0.47–1.16 | 0.184 | 1.01 | 0.57–1.82 | 0.984 |
| Major financial difficulty | |||||||
| No | 316 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Yes | 140 | 1.25 | 0.82–1.88 | 0.294 | 0.90 | 0.55–1.46 | 0.674 |
| Frequency at foodbank | |||||||
| At least 1 a week | 239 | - | - | - | - | ||
| <1/week | 217 | 0.75 | 0.51–1.10 | 0.139 | 0.88 | 0.57–1.34 | 0.547 |
| Material support from relatives | |||||||
| No | 168 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Yes | 288 | 0.59 | 0.40–0.88 | 0.009 | 0.65 | 0.42–1.02 | 0.060 |
| Social support | |||||||
| No | 111 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Yes | 345 | 0.57 | 0.37–0.88 | 0.010 | 0.60 | 0.36–0.99 | 0.045 |
| Hunger index | |||||||
| Low | 337 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Moderate to serious | 119 | 2.20 | 1.44–3.38 | <0.001 | 1.72 | 1.05–2.81 | 0.029 |
| At least one administrative blocking* | |||||||
| Yes | 227 | - | - | - | - | ||
| No | 229 | 0.90 | 0.61–1.32 | 0.577 | 1.25 | 0.79–2.00 | 0.343 |
| Poor physical health | |||||||
| Yes | 351 | - | - | - | - | ||
| No | 105 | 3.76 | 2.40–5.96 | <0.001 | 2.73 | 1.65–4.54 | <0.001 |
| Mode of administration | |||||||
| Face-to-face interviews | 167 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Telephone call | 289 | 0.63 | 0.43–0.94 | 0.022 | 0.82 | 0.53–1.27 | 0.372 |
-, reference.
*
Defined as at least one of this event: waiting for residence permit or visa, waiting for permanent documents for health insurance, waiting for financial assistance for housing or waiting for a document to work.