Research Article

The Prevalence and Severity of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Medical Undergraduate Students of Arsi University and Their Association with Substance Use, Southeast Ethiopia

Table 8

Multiple logistic regressions of depression and predictor variables, N = 260, AU, January 2019.

Predictor variablesTotal N (%)DepressionAOR
Yes N (%)No N (%)

SexMale164 (100.0)78 (47.6)86 (52.4)0.57 (0.33–0.99)
Female96 (100.0)58 (60.4)38 (39.6)1.00

Monthly income≤700 ETB137 (100.0)80 (58.4)57 (41.6)2.13 (1.24–3.66)
>700 ETB123 (100.0)56 (45.5)67 (54.5)1.00

Marital statusSingle196 (100.0)95 (48.5)101 (51.5)0.56 (0.30–1.06)
Married64 (100.0)41 (64.1)23 (35.9)1.00

ResidencyNondormitory22 (100.0)20 (90.9)2 (9.1)13.10 (2.82–60.70)
Dormitory238 (100.0)116 (48.7)122 (51.3)1.00

Khat chewingYes56 (100.0)37 (66.1)19 (33.9)1.33 (0.54–3.28)
No204 (100.0)99 (48.5)105 (51.5)1.00

Cigarette smokingYes40 (100.0)28 (70.0)12 (30.0)2.05 (0.75–5.60)
No220 (100.0)108 (49.1)112 (50.9)1.00

Alcohol drinkingYes88 (100.0)56 (63.6)32 (36.4)1.68 (1.00–3.08)
No172 (100.0)80 (46.5)92 (53.5)1.00

Reference category.