Stress and Coping Mechanism among Students Residing in Private School Hostels

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and its association with perceived stress () (COR = crude odd ratio; CI = confidence interval; Ref. = reference).

Characteristics		Total (%)	Perceived stress		value	COR	95% CI
			Yes (%)	No (%)			Lower	Upper
Age (mean and median 15 years; SD 1.5)	11 to 14 years	93 (44.5)	47 (43.52)	46 (45.54)	0.768	0.921	0.534	1.590
	15 to 18 years	116 (55.5)	61 (56.48)	55 (54.46)	Ref.
Gender	Male	158 (75.6)	82 (75.93)	76 (75.25)	0.909	1.037	0.552	1.951
	Female	51 (24.4)	26 (24.07)	25 (24.75)	Ref.
Grade	Six	45 (21.5)	18 (16.67)	27 (26.73)	0.843	0.921	0.406	2.089
	Seven	35 (16.7)	23 (21.30)	12 (11.88)		2.647	1.081	6.483
	Eight	35 (16.7)	23 (21.30)	12 (11.88)		2.647	1.081	6.483
	Nine	44 (21.1)	23 (21.30)	21 (20.79)	0.320	1.512	0.669	3.419
	Ten	50 (23.9)	21 (19.44)	29 (28.71)	Ref.
Ethnicity	Dalit	12 (5.7)	5 (4.63)	7 (6.93)	0.859	1.131	0.291	4.390
	Janajati	50 (23.9)	26 (24.07)	24 (23.76)	0.246	1.715	0.690	4.266
	Madheshi	104 (49.8)	63 (58.33)	41 (40.59)		2.433	1.069	5.539
	Muslim	12 (5.7)	2 (1.85)	10 (9.90)	0.180	0.317	0.059	1.702
	Brahmin/Chhetri	31 (14.8)	12 (11.11)	19 (18.81)	Ref.
Religion	Hindu	133 (63.6)	74 (68.52)	59 (58.42)		4.599	1.227	17.244
	Buddhism	25 (12.0)	11 (10.19)	14 (13.86)	0.167	2.881	0.642	12.926
	Christian	37 (17.7)	20 (18.52)	17 (16.83)		4.314	1.031	18.044
	Muslim	14 (6.7)	3 (2.78)	11 (10.89)	Ref.
Family type	Nuclear	88 (42.1)	47 (43.52)	41 (40.59)	0.669	1.128	0.651	1.954
	Joint	121 (57.9)	61 (56.48)	60 (59.41)	Ref.
Family income	Below 20,000	55 (26.3)	27 (25)	28 (27.72)	0.655	0.847	0.410	1.753
	20,000 to 40,000	92 (44)	48 (44.44)	44 (43.56)	0.898	0.959	0.503	1.827
	Above 40,000	62 (29.7)	33 (30.56)	29 (28.71)	Ref.
Father education	Literate	158 (75.6)	89 (82.41)	69 (68.32)		2.172	1.135	4.157
	Illiterate	51 (24.4)	19 (17.59)	32 (31.68)	Ref.
Mother education	Literate	111 (53.1)	64 (59.26)	47 (46.53)	0.066	1.671	0.966	2.891
	Illiterate	98 (46.9)	44 (40.74)	54 (53.47)	Ref.
Physical disability	Yes	26 (12.4)	16 (14.81)	10 (9.90)	0.285	1.583	0.682	3.672
	No	183 (87.6)	92 (85.19)	91 (90.10)	Ref.
Home visit	Often	37 (17.7)	13 (12.04)	24 (23.76)		0.439	0.210	0.919
	Rare	172 (82.3)	95 (87.96)	77 (76.24)	Ref.
Academic achievement	Very good	85 (40.7)	43 (39.81)	42 (41.58)	0.684	0.683	0.109	4.293
	Good	119 (56.9)	62 (57.41)	57 (56.44)	0.730	0.725	0.117	4.498
	Poor	5 (2.4)	3 (2.78)	2 (1.98)	Ref.
ECA participation	Yes	179 (85.6)	94 (87.04)	85 (84.16)	0.554	1.264	0.582	2.743
	No	30 (14.4)	14 (12.96)	16 (15.84)	Ref.

Significance level at <0.05.