Table 3 Bi-variable and multivariable analysis of factors associated with mental distress among medical students' of the University of Gondar, 2021 (n = 420)
Variables | Categories | Mental distress | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | COR | AOR | ||
Sex | Male | 93 | 161 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 100 | 66 | 2.62( 1.75, 3.92) | 4.5(2.66,8.12)** | |
Phase of study | Premedicine | 22 | 15 | 2.07(1.02, 4.21) | 2.17(0.84, 5.60) |
Preclinical | 77 | 79 | 1.37(0.91, 2.07) | 0.80(0.46, 1.41) | |
Clinical | 94 | 133 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Monthly pocket money |  < 735 | 61 | 29 | 3.48(2.08, 5.82) | 3.1(1.53, 6.04)* |
735–1175 | 42 | 49 | 1.41(0.87, 2.31) | 1.3(0.68, 2.45) | |
 > 1176 | 90 | 149 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Social support | Strong | 33 | 74 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Moderate | 85 | 131 | 1.45(0.88, 2.38) | 0.93(.51, 1.72) | |
Poor | 75 | 22 | 7.64(4.08,14.32) | 4.2(1.94, 9.16)** | |
Test anxiety | No test anxiety | 121 | 177 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Moderately high | 31 | 35 | 1.29(0.758, 2.21) | 1.72(0.88, 3.36) | |
High test anxiety Extremely | 13 | 9 | 2.11(0.87, 5.09) | 2.9(0.97, 8.54) | |
high anxiety | 28 | 6 | 6.83(2.74, 16.98) | 3.9(1.27, 11.88)* | |
Known Chronic medical illness | Yes | 17 | 8 | 2.64(1.11, 6.27) | 1.38(0.46, 4.11) |
No | 176 | 219 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Family history of mental illness | Yes | 43 | 14 | 4.36(2.30, 8.25) | 2.5(1.12, 5.53)* |
No | 150 | 213 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Ever had failed an exam | Yes | 69 | 44 | 2.31(1.48, 3.59) | 1.76(.97, 3.18) |
No | 124 | 183 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Interest towards field of study | Yes | 120 | 204 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 73 | 23 | 5.39(3.20, 9.07) | 4.4(2.18, 8.78)** | |
Reason to join medical school | Personal preference | 118 | 181 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Family influence | 52 | 38 | 2.1(1.30, 3.38) | 1.19(0.62, 2.32) | |
Other | 23 | 8 | 4.4( 1.90, 10.18) | 1.28(0.46, 3.59) | |
Having close friends | Yes | 162 | 220 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 31 | 7 | 6.01(2.58, 13.99) | 1.75(0.58, 5.24) | |
Frequent conflict with friends | Yes | 20 | 10 | 2.5(1.14, 5.49) | 1.9(0.68, 5.31) |
No | 173 | 217 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Religious practice | Always | 52 | 90 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Sometime | 119 | 128 | 1.6(1.05,2.45) | 1(0.59, 1.82) | |
Not at all | 22 | 9 | 4.23(1.81, 9.87) | 1.6(0.55, 4.69) | |
Current alcohol use | Yes | 70 | 32 | 3.46(2.15, 5.57) | 5.8(3.03,11.15)** |
No | 123 | 195 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Current smoking | Yes | 16 | 7 | 2.84(1.14, 7.05) | 0.32(0.08, 1.20) |
No | 177 | 220 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |