Table 2.
Regression analysis of socio-demographic variables by mental health problems of female university students in Dhaka City.
| Characteristics | Loneliness (N = 252) |
Generalized anxiety disorder (N = 312) |
Depressive disorder (N = 204) |
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| OR | Df | 95% CI | p-value | OR | df | 95% CI | p-value | OR | df | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Marital status | ||||||||||||
| Unmarried | 1.047 | 1 | 0.425–2.145 | 0.911 | 0.865 | 1 | 0.447–2.988 | 0.765 | 0.895 | 1 | 0.461–2.707 | 0.806 |
| Married | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Studying in | ||||||||||||
| Undergraduate level | 0.870 | 1 | 0.725–1.822 | 0.555 | 1.035 | 1 | 0.554–1.685 | 0.903 | 0.835 | 1 | 0.729–1.964 | 0.477 |
| Graduate level | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Economic impression | ||||||||||||
| High | 1.101 | 1 | 0.537–1.537 | 1.537 | 0.777 | 1 | 0.699–2.369 | 0.814 | 1 | 0.699–2.155 | 0.475 | |
| Medium | 0.915 | 1 | 0.553–2.160 | 0.798 | 1.501 | 1 | 0.272–1.632 | 0.374 | 1.541 | 1 | 0.310–1.360 | 0.252 |
| Low | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Family type | ||||||||||||
| Nuclear family | 0.879 | 1 | 0.652–1.983 | 0.650 | 1.475 | 1 | 0.340–1.351 | 0.269 | 1.230 | 1 | 0.451–1.464 | 0.490 |
| Joint family | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Loneliness | ||||||||||||
| Yes | - | - | - | - | 4.13 | 1 | 2.492–6.856 | <0.001 | 2.55 | 1 | 1.596–4.075 | <0.001 |
| No | - | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Generalized anxiety disorder | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 4.08 | 1 | 2.467–6.749 | <0.001 | - | - | - | - | 15.15 | 1 | 7.511–30.639 | <0.001 |
| No | 1 | - | 1 | |||||||||
| Depressive disorder | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 2.51 | 1 | 1.635–4.167 | <0.001 | 15.38 | 1 | 7.594–30.929 | <0.001 | - | - | - | - |
| No | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||||
P-values are significant at 95% confidence interval (p < 0.05). CI, confidence interval; df, degree of freedom; N, number; OR, odds ratio.