Stress and Coping Mechanism among Students Residing in Private School Hostels

Table 3

Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis (AOR = adjusted odd ratio; CI = confidence interval).

Predictor variables	value	AOR	95% confidence interval
			Lower	Upper
Grade
Six	0.588	0.756	0.275	2.080
Seven	0.206	2.021	0.679	6.012
Eight	0.172	2.113	0.722	6.187
Nine	0.610	1.307	0.467	3.662
Ethnicity
Dalit	0.382	2.226	0.370	13.382
Janajati	0.233	2.358	0.576	9.654
Madheshi	0.104	2.369	0.838	6.694
Muslim	0.645	0.486	0.023	10.413
Religion
Hindu	0.554	2.173	0.166	28.470
Buddhist	0.590	2.268	0.115	44.773
Christian	0.842	1.352	0.070	26.207
Father education
Literate	0.197	1.735	0.751	4.007
Home visit
Often	0.074	0.443	0.181	1.083
Stressors of hostel
Overcrowded room in hostel (yes)		0.417	0.176	0.991
Difference in the language of the hostel mate and yourself (yes)		0.439	0.216	0.891
Substandard quality of food (yes)	0.053	0.487	0.235	1.010
Insufficient financial help from home (yes)	0.075	2.072	0.929	4.620
Presence of mischievous elements in the hostel (yes)		4.283	1.453	12.625
Neglect from friends because of physique (yes)		3.063	1.080	8.683
Constant	0.459

Significance level at <0.05. The unmentioned group or subcategory of each variable is set as reference.