Table 1.

Distribution of socio-demographic variables and their association with mental health problems among the female university students in Dhaka City.

Characteristics	Total (N = 451)		Loneliness (N = 252)					Generalized anxiety disorder (N = 312)					Depressive disorder (N = 204)
	n	%	n	%	χ2	df	p-value	n	%	χ2	df	p-value	n	%	χ2	df	p-value
Marital status
Unmarried	418	92.68	234	55.98	642.036	4	<0.001	290	69.38	642.150	4	<0.001	190	45.45	642.161	4	<0.001
Married	33	7.32	18	54.55				22	66.67				14	42.42
Studying in
Undergraduate level	134	29.71	79	58.95	643.044	4	<0.001	95	70.89	642.375	4	<0.001	65	48.51	643.175	4	<0.001
Graduate level	317	70.29	173	54.57				217	68.45				139	37.47
Family income (KBDT)
Up to 40	190	42.13	107	56.31	643.132	6	<0.001	132	69.47	648.196	6	<0.001	91	47.89	655.768	6	<0.001
41–100	205	45.45	111	54.15				135	65.85				79	38.54
Above 100	56	12.42	34	60.71				45	80.35				34	60.71
Economic impression
High	56	12.42	34	60.71	643.136	8	<0.001	45	80.36	649.720	8	<0.001	34	60.71	655.960	8	<0.001
Medium	205	45.45	111	54.15				135	65.85				79	38.54
Low	190	42.13	107	56.31				132	69.47				91	47.89
Family type
Nuclear family	372	82.48	207	55.64	642.065	4	<0.001	253	68.01	643.937	4	<0.001	164	44.09	643.605	4	<0.001
Joint family	79	17.52	45	56.96				59	74.68				40	19.90
Loneliness
Yes	252	55.88	252	100	-	-	-	216	85.71	746.246	4	<0.001	154	61.11	724.740	4	<0.001
No	199	44.12	0	0				96	48.24				50	25.12
Generalized anxiety disorder
Yes	312	69.18	216	69.23	746.246	4	<0.001	312	100	-	-	-	194	62.18	809.059	4	<0.001
No	139	30.82	36	25.89				0	0				10	7.19
Depressive disorder
Yes	204	45.23	154	75.49	724.740	4	<0.001	194	95.01	809.059	4	<0.001	204	100	-	-	-
No	247	54.77	98	39.68				118	47.77				0	0

p-values are significant at 95% confidence interval (p < 0.05). KBDT, kilo Bangladeshi taka; N, number.