Table 3.
Factors associated with anxiety among undergraduate medical students at SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016/2017
| Explanatory variables | Anxiety | COR, 95% (CI) | AOR, 95% (CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 40 | 123 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 41 | 65 | 1.94 (1.14, 3.29)* | 2.56 (1.32, 4.95)** |
| Age | ||||
| 18–21 | 51 | 78 | 1.39 (0.56, 3.46) | 0.26 (0.05, 1.22) |
| 22–24 | 52 | 93 | 0.50 (0.19, 1.31) | 0.30 (0.08, 1.10) |
| 25 and above | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Single | 80 | 177 | 4.97 (0.63, 39.17) | 3.23 (0.35, 29.63) |
| Source of income | ||||
| Yes | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 79 | 170 | 0.24 (0.05, 1.06) | 1.450 (0.28, 7.85) |
| Educational level | ||||
| 1st year | 29 | 29 | 4.83 (1.75, 13.39)* | 12.06 (2.18, 66.72)** |
| 2nd year | 22 | 30 | 3.54 (1.26, 9.99)* | 8.99 (1.67, 48.45)** |
| 3rd year | 10 | 36 | 1.34 (0.41, 4.13) | 3.42 (0.76, 15.33) |
| 4th year | 8 | 33 | 1.17 (0.36, 3.78) | 2.07 (0.42, 10.15) |
| 5th year | 6 | 31 | 0.94 (0.27, 3.23) | 1.90 (0.41, 8.81) |
| 6th year | 6 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| Interest toward medical education | ||||
| Yes | 63 | 159 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 18 | 29 | 1.57 (0.81, 3.02) | 1.46 (0.76, 3.18) |
| Vocational period | ||||
| Short | 65 | 124 | 1.573 (0.16, 15.42) | 4.00 (0.33, 48.11) |
| Medium | 15 | 61 | 0.738 (0.07, 7.60) | 2.28 (0.17, 29.86) |
| Long | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Impact of vocational period | ||||
| Yes | 57 | 106 | 1.84 (1.05, 3.21)* | 1.47 (0.73, 2.93) |
| No | 24 | 82 | 1 | 1 |
| Diagnosed chronic illness | ||||
| Yes | 6 | 9 | 1.59 (0.55, 4.63) | 1.02 (0.20, 3.62) |
| No | 75 | 179 | 1 | 1 |
| Family history of mental illness | ||||
| Yes | 11 | 15 | 1.81 (0.79, 4.14) | 2.55 (0.89, 7.23) |
| No | 70 | 173 | 1 | |
| Social support | ||||
| Low/poor | 35 | 43 | 3.77 (1.71, 8.31)* | 5.36 (2.08, 13.76)** |
| Medium/intermediate | 35 | 94 | 1.73 (0.81, 3.69) | 2.23 (0.98, 5.32) |
| High/good | 11 | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| Stressful life events | ||||
| No | 35 | 109 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 46 | 79 | 1.81 (1.07, 3.07)* | 1.26 (0.67. 2.34) |
| Substance use | ||||
| Yes | 18 | 46 | 0.88 (0.47, 1.64) | 0.85 (0.41, 1.77) |
| No | 63 | 142 | 1 | 1 |
n = 269
Diagnosed chronic illness = cardiovascular disease, liver diseases, Epilepsy, HIV/AIDS…
* Significant association (p-value < 0.2 in bivariate)
** Significant association (p-value < 0.05 in multivariate analysis) Hosmer and Lemeshow test = 0.317