Table 5.
Results of the binary logistic regression
| Parameter | Total respondents | Prevalence of SM behaviour | P value | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval for the Odds ratio Number | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |||||
| Gender | Female | 314 | 44.9 | 230 | 73.2 | 0.081 | Reference | |
| Male | 386 | 55.1 | 316 | 81.9 | 1.65 | 0.92–2.01 | ||
|
Age (Years) |
20–23 | 280 | 40.0 | 218.0 | 77.9 | 0.001 | Reference | |
| 24–26 | 384 | 54.9 | 312.0 | 81.3 | 1.23 | 1.05–1.61 | ||
| > 26 | 36 | 5.1 | 16.0 | 44.4 | 0.23 | 0.12–0.74 | ||
| Locality | Rural | 185 | 26.4 | 101.0 | 54.6 | 0.004 | Reference | |
| Semi-Urban | 290 | 41.4 | 237.0 | 81.7 | 3.72 | 2.60–4.13 | ||
| Urban | 225 | 32.1 | 208.0 | 92.4 | 10.18 | 8.20–10.75 | ||
| Field of study | Agriculture & Food Sciences | 212 | 30.3 | 190.0 | 89.62 | < 0.001 | Reference | |
| Arts | 100 | 14.3 | 41.0 | 41.00 | 0.08 | 0.03–0.68 | ||
| Biological Sciences | 114 | 16.3 | 108.0 | 94.74 | 2.08 | 1.46–3.02 | ||
| Commerce and Management | 76 | 10.9 | 52.0 | 68.42 | 0.25 | 0.13–0.71 | ||
| Physical and Applied Sciences | 92 | 13.1 | 70.0 | 76.09 | 0.37 | 0.22–0.97 | ||
| Technology | 106 | 15.1 | 85.0 | 80.19 | 0.47 | 0.27–0.94 | ||
| Year of study | First year | 144 | 20.6 | 84.0 | 58.3 | < 0.001 | Reference | |
| Second year | 170 | 24.3 | 108.0 | 63.5 | 1.24 | 1.06–1.70 | ||
| Third year | 182 | 26.0 | 156.0 | 85.7 | 4.29 | 3.05–4.82 | ||
| Fourth year | 204 | 29.1 | 198.0 | 97.1 | 23.57 | 20.88–24.45 | ||