Table 2 Bivariate logistic regression for factors associated with suicide behaviours among university students in south-western Uganda. (n = 540)

Age

0.88 (0.81 – 0.96)

0.004

0.96 (0.84 – 1.09)

0.544

0.91 (0.77 – 1.08)

0.277

Sex

 Female

1

1

1

 Male

0.72 (0.49 – 1.05)

0.090

0.84 (0.44 – 1.60)

0.597

0.74 (0.36 – 1.52)

0.405

Current university

 BSU

1

1

1

 KIU

0.57 (0.30 – 1.10)

0.094

0.59 (0.20 – 1.80)

0.356

0.30 (0.09 – 1.00)

0.051

 MUST

0.67 (0.37 – 1.19)

0.172

0.65 (0.25 – 1.70)

0.378

0.42 (0.16 – 1.09)

0.075

 KU

1.14 (0.57 – 2.28)

0.714

1.49 (0.52 – 4.31)

0.457

0.64 (0.20 – 2.01)

0.441

Religion

 Christian

1

1

1

 Muslim

0.97 (0.47 – 2.04)

0.944

1.05 (0.31 – 3.58)

0.938

1.47 (0.43 – 5.07)

0.543

 None

0.53 (0.06 – 4.79)

0.573

Omitted

Omitted

Sponsor for paying university tuition fees

 Government

1

1

1

 Loan scheme

1.48 (0.81 – 2.70)

0.204

1.72 (0.47 – 6.26)

0.414

1.12 (0.27 – 4.60)

0.876

 NGO

1.80 (0.63 – 5.09)

0.271

5.15 (1.05 – 25.30)

0.044

3.22 (0.54 – 19.03)

0.197

 Private

1.35 (0.82 – 2.21)

0.242

2.66 (0.91 – 7.80)

0.074

1.92 (0.64 – 5.76)

0.243

 Other

1.55 (0.66 – 3.64)

0.313

3.81 (0.90 – 16.25)

0.070

2.76 (0.58 – 13.05)

0.201

Type of residence

 Home

1

1

1

 Hostel

0.74 (0.35 – 1.59)

0.445

0.67 (0.18 – 2.49)

0.547

0.49 (0.13 – 1.92)

0.307

 Rentals

1.02 (0.49 – 2.15)

0.952

1.29 (0.37 – 4.50)

0.688

0.88 (0.25 (3.13)

0.840

 University hall

0.96 (0.38 – 2.44)

0.929

0.50 (0.08 -3.15)

0.457

0.50 (0.08 – 3.15)

0.457

 Other

0.38 (0.04 – 3.66)

0.405

Omitted

Omitted

Marital status

 Single

1

1

1

 Co-habiting

0.70 (0.25 – 1.95)

0.490

1.30 (0.29 – 5.83)

0.728

Omitted

 Married

0.74 (0.29 – 1.90)

0.528

1.76 (0.50 – 6.19)

0.377

1.43 (0.32 – 6.39)

0.638

College/Faculty

 Agriculture and Environment Sciences

1

1

1

 Business and Management Sciences

2.69 (0.44 – 16.37)

0.282

0.75 (0.66 – 8.55)

0.817

1.04 (0.10 – 11.14)

0.972

 Computing and Information Science

10.00 (1.05 – 95.46)

0.045

1.50 (0.11 – 20.68)

0.762

0.67 (0.03 – 12.84)

0.788

 Education and External Studies

2.17 (0.38 – 12.46)

0.383

1.17 (0.12 – 11.25)

0.894

0.45 (0.04 – 5.06)

0.518

 Engineering, Designing, Art, and Technology

1.97 (0.33 – 11.63)

0.453

0.80 (0.08 – 8.47)

0.853

0.58 (0.05 – 6.57)

0.661

 Health Sciences/Medicine

0.80 (0.15 – 4.20)

0.791

0.38 (0.04 – 3.29)

0.377

0.23 (0.03 – 2.08)

0.192

 Humanities and Social Sciences

2.50 (0.25 – 24.72)

0.433

1.20 (0.06 – 25.47)

0.906

1.20 (0.06 -24.47)

0.906

 Law

1.43 (0.18 – 11.09)

0.733

Omitted

Omitted

 Others

1.35 (0.25 – 7.39)

0.732

0.58 (0.06 – 5.48)

0.631

0.67 (0.71 – 6.26)

0.723

Year of study

 First

1

1

1

 Second

0.74 (0.43 – 1.27)

0.277

0.63 (0.27 – 1.49)

0.293

0.49 (0.20 – 1.20)

0.117

 Third

0.61 (0.35 – 1.07)

0.084

0.57 (0.23 – 1.40)

0.219

0.30 (0.10 – 0.85)

0.024

 Fourth

0.29 (0.15 – 0.56)

 < 0.001

0.53 (0.19 – 1.48)

0.227

0.45 (0.16 – 1.31)

0.144

 Fifth

0.08 (0.02 – 0.27)

 < 0.001

0.14 (0.02 – 1.14)

0.067

Omitted

 Sixth

0.15 (0.02 – 1.22)

0.076

0.85 (0.10 – 7.54)

0.884

Omitted

Smoking cigarette/marijuana

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

1.81 (0.54 – 6.00)

0.334

4.46 (1.14 – 17.47)

0.032

3.57 (0.74 – 17.24)

0.113

Drinking alcohol

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

1.11 (0.74 – 1.67)

0.604

0.89 (0.44 – 1.81)

0.751

1.19 (0.55 – 2.56)

0.663

Having relationship issues

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

1.60 (1.11 – 2.31)

0.011

0.88 (0.47 – 1.63)

0.677

1.03 (0.51 – 2.09)

0.927

Had trouble paying university tuition fees

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

2.47 (1.70 3.58)

 < 0.001

2.54 (2.35 – 4.75)

0.004

3.51 (1.66 – 7.40)

0.001

Satisfied with academic performance

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

0.46 (0.31 – 0.66)

 < 0.001

0.42 (0.21 – 0.81)

0.010

0.77 (0.38 – 1.57)

0.471

Been sexually abused

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

2.10 (1.20 – 3.65)

0.009

3.26 (1.55 – 6.88)

0.002

3.59 (1.58 – 8.16)

0.002

Been involved in physical fighting

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

1.22 (0.72 – 2.04)

0.458

1.01 (0.41 – 2.48)

0.981

1.15 (0.43 – 3.09)

0.777

Been treated for any mental health condition

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

3.10 (1.54 – 6.21)

0.001

3.16 (1.29 – 7.73)

0.012

2.84 (1.02 – 7.88)

0.045

Having chronic physical medical condition

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

3.80 (1.85 – 7.78)

 < 0.001

4.02 (1.70 – 9.51)

0.002

5.92 (2.43 – 14.40)

 < 0.001