Depressive Symptoms among Haramaya University Students in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Multivariable logistic regression: factors associated with depressive symptoms among students of Haramaya University, 2013.

Variables	No depressive symptoms	Depressive symptoms	value	AOR (95% CI)
Religion
Orthodox	361	157	0.001	2.05 [1.32-3.17]
Muslim	181	64	0.006	2.02 [1.23-3.33]
Protestant	180	34	Reference	Reference
Catholic	5	1	0.720	0.66 [0.06-6.46]
No religion	1	4	0.086	8.46 [0.74-97.14]
Traditional religion followers	26	19	0.006	3.23 [1.41-7.40]
Year of study
1^st year	240	112	0.001	6.99 [2.31-21.15]
2^nd year	185	80	0.001	6.25 [2.05-19.07]
3^rd year	187	62	0.018	3.85 [1.26-11.78]
4^th year	87	16	0.174	2.32 [0.69-7.76]
5^th year and above	49	4	Reference	Reference
Marital status
Single	691	237	0.797	0.90 [0.41-1.98]
Married	26	12	Reference	Reference
Cohabitating	27	14	0.879	1.08 [0.38-3.08]
Divorced/widowed	4	11	0.021	5.91 [1.31-26.72]
Chewed Khat at least once during the last one month
Yes	157	84	0.770	0.94 [0.63-1.41]
No	591	190	Reference	Reference
Drunk alcohol at least once during the last one month
Yes	111	93	0.001	2.53 [1.72-3.72]
No	637	181	Reference	Reference
Smoked cigarettes at least once during the last one month
Yes	60	50	0.042	1.71 [1.02-2.86]
No	688	224	Reference	Reference
Used illicit substances at least once during the last one month
Yes	37	39	0.006	2.20 [1.26-3.85]
No	711	235	Reference	Reference