Table 5.

Factors associated with poor academic performance among female university students.

Variable	Category	COR (95 % CI)	AOR (95 % CI)	p-value
Age	15–19 years	1	1	1
	20–24 years	0.8 (0.4–2.9)	0.7 (0.2–1.6)	0.2
	25–29 years	0.7 (0.3–0.9)	0.5 (0.2–0.9)	0.4
Residence	Rural	1	1
	Urban	1.6 (1.1–2.2)	1.1 (0.6–1.8)	0.5
Mothers' Education	No formal education	1	1
	Primary	1.2 (0.8–1.7)	1.0 (0.6–1.8)	0.9
	Secondary	1.2 (0.8–2.0)	1.1 (0.5–2.2)	0.8
Fathers' Education	No formal education	1	1
	Primary	1.3 (0.9–2.0)	1.3 (0.8–2.1)	0.3
	Secondary	1.5 (0.9–2.3)	1.1 (0.6–2.2)	0.8
Faculty of the student	Non-medical/Health	1	1
	Medical/Health	3.3 (2.0–5.2)	2.7 (1.6–4.8)	0.5
Mothers' Occupation	Housewife	1	1
	Gov't employee	1.9 (1.2–3.0)	1.2 (0.6–2.3)	0.7
	Self-employed	1.2 (0.8–1.7)	0.8 (0.5–1.4)	0.4
Fathers' Occupation	Farmer	1	1
	Gov't employee	1.4 (0.9–2.1)	0.9 (0.5–1.9)	0.7
	Self-employed	1.3 (0.9–2.0)	1.0 (0.6–1.8)	0.9
Alcohol Consumption	No	1	1
	Yes	2.5 (1.9–5.0)	2.3 (1.8–4.0)	<0.0001
Smoking	No	1	1
	Yes	3.7 (1.4–7.9)	3.0 (1.1–7.4)	0.02
Khat Use	No	1	1
	Yes	2.2 (1.0–5.0)	1.7 (0.6–4.8)	0.3
Breakfast	No	1	1
	Yes	0.4 (0.1–1.2)	0.5 (0.1–1.6)	0.2
Study Hours per Day	≤ 4 h	1	1
	> 4 h	1.7 (1.2–2.5)	1.4 (0.9–2.3)	0.1
Work After School	No	1	1
	Yes	1.7 (1.1–3.2)	1.6 (1.1–2.8)	0.01
Current Place for Living	Inside	1	1	1
	Outside	2.1 (1.2–4.1)	3.0 (0.3–7.1)	0.4
Department by Choice	No	1	1
	Yes	0.7(0.4–0.9)	0.6 (0.3–0.8)	0.01
Prior English & Basic Science Knowledge	Good	1	1
	Medium	3.8 (0.8–6.0)	2.9 (0.9–6.0)	0.8
	Poor	2.8 (1.5–4.4)	2.1 (1.4–4.1)	<0.0001
Presence of Stress and Anxiety	No	1	1
	Yes	8.9 (4.0–15.7)	4.2 (1.8–9.5)	0.4
Parental Support	Good	1	1
	Poor	2.6 (1.4–4.6)	2.1 (1.3–3.7)	0.02
Harmonious Relation with Students/Teachers	No	1	1
	Yes	0.7(0.5–1.2	0.6(0.4–1.1)	0.1