Prevalence and Factors Associated with Problematic Internet Use among Ethiopian Undergraduate University Students in 2019
Table 4
Factors associated with problematic Internet use among undergraduate students (bivariate and multivariate analysis) (n = 761), Dilla, Ethiopia, in 2019.
Variables
Categories
Problematic Internet use
Corollary (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Problematic
Normal
Age
15–19
38
185
0.44 (0.20, 0.99)
0.53 (0.22, 1.25)
20–24
99
404
0.53 (0.25, 1.12)
0.66 (0.29, 1.48)
≥25
11
24
1.00
1.00
Sex
Male
105
315
1.83 (1.24, 2.70)
1.69 (1.12, 2.56)
Female
43
263
1.00
1.00
Depression
No
77
506
1.00
1.00
Yes
71
107
4.36 (2.97, 6.40)
3.61 (2.40, 5.43)
Anxiety
No
97
451
1.00
1.00
Yes
51
162
0.68 (0.46, 1.01)
0.86 (0.56, 1.31)
Social support
Poor
67
240
2.73 (1.04, 7.13)
1.96 (0.72, 5.35)
Moderate
76
321
2.32 (0.89, 6.02)
1.83 (0.68, 4.94)
Strong
5
49
1.00
1.00
Self-esteem
Low self-esteem High self-esteem
82
337
0.98 (0.68, 1.41)
1.23 (0.83, 1.82)
276
66
1.00
1.00
Current use of khat or caffeinated drinks
No
98
505
1.00
1.00
Yes
50
108
2.38 (1.60, 3.55)
1.86 (1.21, 2.87)
1.00 reference. value less than 0.05. value less than 0.015. value of Hosmer and Lemeshow test = 0.37, chi-square = 8.59, and df = 8.