Prevalence of Adjustment Problem and Its Predictors among First-Year Undergraduate Students in Ethiopian University: A Cross-Sectional Institution Based Study

Table 2

Factors associated with adjustment problem among first-year students at Dilla University, Dilla, southern Ethiopia, 2016(N=537).

Characteristics	Adjustment problem		COR(95% CI)	AOR (95%)
Being away from home and family	Yes	No
No difficulty	102	254	1	1
Some difficulty	88	42	5.2(3.38,8.05)	4.15(2.46,6.99)
Great difficulty	38	12	7.8(3.96,15.70)	5.8(2.35,14.76)
Living in dormitory
No difficulty	177	285	1	1
Some difficulty	49	20	3.9(2.3,6.9)	0.7(0.34,1.63)
Great difficulty	2	3	1.1(0.2,6.5)	0.4(0.05,3.84)
Difficulties in Socializing or making friends
No difficulty	125	274	1	1
Some difficulty	94	30	6.8(4.3,10.9)	3.9(2.3,6.98)
Great difficulty	9	4	4.9(1.50,16.32)	1.1(0.25,5.21)
New, different social network & Environment
No difficulty	162	273	1	1
Some difficulty	60	31	3.2(2.03,5.26)	0.9(0.52,1.92)
Great difficulty	6	4	2.5(0.70,9.09)	0.3(0.63,1.88)
Difficulties in adjusting classes
No difficulty	138	274	1	1
Some difficulty	86	32	5.3(3.39,8.41)	1.5(0.7,3.32)
Great difficulty	4	2	3.9(0.72,21.95)	0.5(0.06,5.08)
Difficulties in managing time & study skill
No difficulty	143	280	1	1
Some difficulty	75	23	6.3(3.84,10.62)	3.0(1.30,7.02)
Great difficulty	10	3	3.9(1.31,11.67)	1.5(0.29,8.31)
Health problem
No difficulty	128	243	1	1
Some difficulty	63	46	2.6(1.68,4.02)	0.9(0.5,1.61)
Great difficulty	37	49	3.7(2.04,6.09)	0.7(0.3,1.6)

Statistically significant (P < 0.05).