Research Article
Stress among Medical Students and Its Association with Substance Use and Academic Performance
Table 1
Association between stress and sociodemographic variables among medical students. Bivariate logistic regression analysis,
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Total (%) | Stress | COR (95%) | Yes () | No () | (%) | (%) |
| Age | | | | | 15–19 | 11 (3.5) | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | 0.43 (0.11–1.69) | 20–24 | 264 (83.3) | 138 (52.3) | 126 (47.7) | 0.82 (0.43–1.59) | 25–30 | 42 (13.2) | 24 (57.1) | 18 (42.9) | 1.00 | Sex | | | | | Male | 240 (75.7) | 127 (52.9) | 113 (47.1) | 1.10 (0.66–1.83) | Female | 77 (24.3) | 39 (50.6) | 38 (49.4) | 1.00 | Monthly income (ETB) | | | | | ≤200 | 98 (30.9) | 60 (61.2) | 38 (38.8) | 3.95 (2.04–7.63) | 201–400 | 149 (47.0) | 86 (57.7) | 63 (42.3) | 3.41 (1.85–6.29) | >400 | 70 (22.1) | 20 (28.6) | 50 (71.4) | 1.00 | Marital status | | | | | Single | 309 (97.5) | 161 (52.1) | 148 (47.9) | 0.65 (0.15–2.78) | Married | 8 (2.5) | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | 1.00 | Academic year level | | | | | First year | 72 (22.7) | 42 (58.3) | 30 (41.7) | 4.20 (1.58–11.14) | Second year | 79 (24.9) | 45 (57.0) | 34 (43.0) | 3.97 (1.51–10.42) | Third year | 47 (14.8) | 23 (48.9) | 24 (51.1) | 2.88 (1.03–8.05) | Fourth year | 53 (16.7) | 30 (56.6) | 23 (43.4) | 3.91 (1.42–10.78) | Fifth year | 38 (12.0) | 19 (50.0) | 19 (50.0) | 3.00 (1.03–8.71) | Sixth year | 28 (8.8) | 7 (25.0) | 21 (75.0) | 1.00 | Religion | | | | | Orthodox | 157 (49.5) | 85 (54.1) | 72 (45.9) | 0.93 (0.40–2.17) | Muslim | 56 (17.7) | 28 (50.0) | 28 (50.0) | 0.79 (0.31–2.03) | Protestant | 79 (24.9) | 39 (49.4) | 40 (50.6) | 0.77 (0.31–1.90) | Others | 25 (7.9) | 14 (56.0) | 11 (44.0) | 1.00 | Ethnicity | | | | | Oromo | 156 (49.2) | 75 (48.1) | 81 (51.9) | 0.69 (0.31–1.56) | Amhara | 81 (25.6) | 40 (49.4) | 41 (50.6) | 0.73 (0.31–1.74) | Tigre | 28 (8.8) | 21 (75.0) | 7 (25.0) | 2.25 (0.72–7.01) | Gurage | 24 (7.6) | 14 (58.3) | 10 (41.7) | 1.05 (0.35–3.17) | Others | 28 (8.8) | 16 (57.1) | 12 (42.9) | 1.00 |
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Reference categories. Catholic, Adventist, Waqefatta and Pagan. Silte, Sidama, Kambata, Wolayita, and Somale. Current exchange rate: $1USD = 21.00 ETB. ETB = Ethiopian Birr.
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