TABLE 1.
Associations between the sociodemographic variables and mental health problems
| Variables | Total sample (n, %) | Depression (260; 43.3%) | Anxiety (196; 32.6%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n, %) | χ2 test value | P‐value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Yes (n, %) | χ2 test value | P‐value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | ||
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 344 (57.2) | 139 (40.4) | 2.670 | .102 | 0.762 (0.550‐1.056) | 101 (29.4) | 3.871 | .049 | 0.709 (0.503‐0.999) |
| Female | 257 (42.8) | 121 (47.1) | Reference | 95 (37) | Reference | ||||
| Educational status | |||||||||
| University | 394 (65.6) | 161 (40.9) | 4.026 | .134 | 1.131 (0.520‐2.458) | 120 (30.5) | 6.359 | .042 | 1.679 (0.667‐4.228) |
| Medical college | 178 (29.6) | 88 (49.4) | 1.600 (0.715‐3.581) | 70 (39.3) | 2.485 (0.963‐6.408) | ||||
| High school | 29 (4.8) | 11 (37.9) | Reference | 6 (20.7) | Reference | ||||
| Current residence | |||||||||
| Rural | 149 (24.8) | 68 (45.6) | 0.456 | .500 | 1.137 (0.783‐1.650) | 47 (31.5) | 0.103 | .748 | 0.937 (0.630‐1.394) |
| Urban | 452 (75.2) | 192 (42.5) | Reference | 149 (33) | Reference | ||||
| Monthly family income (BDT) | |||||||||
| <15000 | 106 (17.6) | 47 (44.3) | 0.240 | .887 | 1.093 (0.694‐1.720) | 33 (31.1) | 0.520 | .771 | 0.973 (0.599‐1.581) |
| 15000‐3000 | 227 (37.8) | 100 (44.1) | 1.080 (0.756‐1.543) | 78 (34.4) | 1.127 (0.774‐1.641) | ||||
| >30000 | 268 (44.6) | 113 (42.2) | Reference | 85 (31.7) | Reference | ||||
| Family type | |||||||||
| Joint | 132 (22.0) | 55 (41.7) | 0.175 | .676 | 0.920 (0.622‐1.360) | 44 (33.3) | 0.040 | .841 | 1.043 (0.692‐1.572) |
| Nuclear | 469 (78.0) | 205 (43.7) | Reference | 152 (32.4) | Reference | ||||
| Relationship status | |||||||||
| Single | 478 (79.5) | 208 (43.5) | 12.562 | .002 | 2.311 (1.229‐4.345) | 150 (31.4) | 8.803 | .012 | 1.372 (0.727‐2.589) |
| In a relationship | 67 (11.1) | 38 (56.7) | 3.931 (1.812‐8.526) | 32 (47.8) | 2.743 (1.268‐5.935) | ||||
| Married | 56 (9.3) | 14 (25) | Reference | 14 (25) | Reference | ||||
| Currently living with family | |||||||||
| No | 78 (13.0) | 26 (33.3) | 3.599 | .058 | 0.618 (0.374‐1.019) | 22 (28.2) | 0.792 | .373 | 0.788 (0.466‐1.333) |
| Yes | 523 (87.0) | 234 (44.7) | Reference | 174 (33.3) | Reference | ||||