|
Sociodemographic variables
|
|
Gender
|
| Female |
421 (46.2) |
196 (43.5) |
225 (48.9) |
2.725 |
1 |
0.099 |
| Male |
490 (53.8) |
255 (56.5) |
235 (51.1) |
|
Permanent residence
|
| Rural |
635 (69.7) |
331 (73.9) |
304 (66.5) |
5.859 |
1 |
0.015
|
| Urban |
270 (29.6) |
117 (26.1) |
153 (33.5) |
|
Religion
|
| Muslim |
762 (83.6) |
367 (81.7) |
395 (86.2) |
3.430 |
1 |
0.064 |
| Others |
145 (15.9) |
82 (18.3) |
63 (13.8) |
|
Family type
|
| Nuclear |
716 (79.3) |
348 (78.0) |
368 (80.5) |
0.858 |
1 |
0.354 |
| Joint |
187 (20.7) |
98 (22.0) |
89 (19.5) |
|
Monthly family income (BDT)
|
| <15000 |
261 (35.0) |
140 (38.5) |
121 (31.7) |
8.252 |
2 |
0.016
|
| 15000–3000 |
274 (36.7) |
115 (31.6) |
159 (41.6) |
| >30000 |
211 (28.3) |
109 (29.9) |
102 (26.7) |
|
Cigarette smoking status
|
| Yes |
69 (7.6) |
31 (6.9) |
38 (8.3) |
0.596 |
1 |
0.440 |
| No |
840 (92.4) |
418 (93.1) |
422 (91.7) |
|
Drug usage status
|
| Yes |
14 (1.5) |
9 (2.0) |
5 (1.1) |
1.271 |
1 |
0.259 |
| No |
890 (98.5) |
437 (98.0) |
453 (98.9) |
|
Admission-related variables
|
|
Appearance in admission test
|
| First time |
451 (49.5) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Second time |
460 (50.5) |
- |
- |
|
Secondary School Certificate grade point average (SSC GPA)
|
| Poor (<4.5) |
160 (17.9) |
85 (19.2) |
75 (16.6) |
11.049 |
2 |
0.004
|
| Moderate (4.5–4.99) |
272 (30.4) |
153 (34.5) |
119 (26.3) |
| High (5) |
464 (51.8) |
205 (46.3) |
259 (57.2) |
|
Higher Secondary School Certificate grade point average (HSC GPA)
|
| Poor (<4.5) |
557 (62.4) |
263 (59.5) |
294 (65.2) |
5.538 |
2 |
0.063 |
| Moderate (4.5–4.99) |
212 (23.7) |
106 (24.0) |
106 (23.5) |
| High (5) |
124 (13.9) |
73 (16.5) |
51 (11.3) |
|
Coached by professional coaching centers
|
| No |
205 (22.8) |
52 (11.7) |
153 (33.6) |
61.307 |
1 |
<0.001
|
| Yes |
694 (77.2) |
392 (88.3) |
302 (66.4) |
|
Desired institute for admission
|
| General university |
786 (87.7) |
380 (85.8) |
406 (89.6) |
8.451 |
3 |
0.038
|
| Medical college |
91 (10.2) |
51 (11.5) |
40 (8.8) |
| Engineering university |
14 (1.6) |
11 (2.5) |
3 (0.7) |
| Agriculture university |
5 (0.6) |
1 (0.2) |
4 (0.9) |
|
Satisfied with previous mock tests
|
| Yes |
575 (68.1) |
273 (63.6) |
302 (72.8) |
8.106 |
1 |
0.004
|
| No |
269 (31.9) |
156 (36.4) |
113 (27.2) |
|
Average monthly expenditure (BDT)
|
| <5,000 |
193 (24.2) |
75 (19.5) |
118 (28.6) |
20.744 |
2 |
<0.001
|
| 5000–10,000 |
349 (43.7) |
158 (41.0) |
191 (46.2) |
| >10,000 |
256 (32.1) |
152 (39.5) |
104 (25.2) |
|
Educational background
|
| Science |
667 (73.4) |
311 (69.1) |
356 (77.6) |
19.915 |
2 |
<0.001
|
| Arts |
184 (20.2) |
117 (26.0) |
67 (14.6) |
| Commerce |
58 (6.4) |
22 (4.9) |
36 (7.8) |
|
Psychological suffering
|
|
Depression
|
| No |
475 (52.1) |
262 (58.1) |
213 (46.3) |
12.683 |
1 |
<0.001
|
| Yes |
436 (47.9) |
189 (41.9) |
247 (53.7) |
|
Anxiety
|
| No |
648 (71.1) |
344 (76.3) |
304 (66.1) |
11.511 |
1 |
<0.001
|
| Yes |
263 (28.9) |
107 (23.7) |
156 (3.9) |
