Is There Association between Risky Sexual Behaviors and Depression Symptoms among Youth? A Case of Jimma University Students, Ethiopia
Table 4
Bivariate analysis of factors associated with risky sexual behavior among Jimma university students, April 2016.
Characteristics
Risky sexual behavior
COR (CI-95%)
P value
Yes
No
Sex
Male
149(74.9%)
273(59.2%)
2.0(1.4-2.9)
< 0.001∗
Female
50(5.1%)
188(40.8%)
1
Age
18-20
71(26.0%)
202(74.0%)
1
21-23
92(30.2%)
213(69.8%)
1.2(0.8-1.7)
0.268
>=24
36(43.9%)
46(56.1%)
2.2(1.3-3.7)
0.002∗
Marital status
Married
46(63.0%)
27(37.0%)
1.4(0.8-2.3)
0.179∗
Unmarried
415(70.7%)
199(29.3%)
1
Living residence before joining university
Rural
88(32.6%)
182(67.4%)
1.2(0.8-1.7)
0.256
Urban
111(28.5%)
279(71.5%)
1
Living arrangement
Living with parent
37(34.6%)
70(65.4%)
1.2(0.8-1.9)
0.276
Living away from parent
162(29.3)
391(70.7%)
1
Current living condition
In dormitory
22(37.3%)
37(62.7%)
1.5(0.8-2.6)
0.156∗
Outside dormitory in rented house
140(28.3%)
354(71.7%)
1
Participation in religious education
Yes
137(25.4%)
402(74.6%)
1
No
62(51.2%)
59(4.8%)
3.0(2.0-4.6)
< 0.001∗
Monthly Pocket money(birr)
None
14(30.4%)
32(69.6%)
0.8(0.4-1.7)
0.651
<100
29(34.1%)
56(65.9%)
1(0.5-1.7)
0.995
100-299
52(34.0%)
101(66.0%)
1(0.6-1.6)
0.987
300-499
58(24.1%)
183(75.9%)
0.6(0.3-1.1)
0.388
≥500
46(34.1%)
89(65.9%)
1
Collage
Health science
78(28.6%)
195(41.4%)
1
Law and governance
46(30.7%)
104(69.3%)
1.2(0.8-1.9)
0.282
Social science and humanities
23(28.0%)
59(72.0%)
1.1(0.7-1.7)
0.651
Natural and computational science
52(33.5%)
103(66.5%)
0.9(0.5-1.6)
0.927
Year of study
Year I
54(26.0%)
154(74.0%)
1
Year II
48(28.3%)
122(71.8%)
1.1(0.7-1.7)
0.620
Year III
46(33.3%)
92(66.7%)
1.4(0.8-2.2)
0.139
Year IV
27(30.0%)
63(70.0%)
1.2(0.7-2.1)
0.472
Year VI
24(44.4%)
30(55.6%)
2.2(1.2-4.2)
0.009∗
Mother education level
Illiterate
56(33.9%)
109(66.1%)
1
Primary school
85(30.2%)
196(69.8%)
0.8(0.5-1.2)
0.419
Secondary school
34(26.4%)
95(73.6%)
0.6(0.4-1.1)
0.162∗
University/ collage
24(28.2%)
61(71.8%)
0.7(0.4- 0.3)
0.360
Father education level
Illiterate
34(31.5%)
74(68.5%)
1.1(0.6-2.1)
0.536
Primary school
68(29.4%)
163(70.6%)
1.0(0.6-1.7)
0.739
Secondary school
64(31.7%)
138(68.3%)
1.2(0.7-1.9)
0.457
University/ collage
33(27.7%)
86(72.3%)
1
Watch pornographic movie
Yes
135(49.3%)
139(50.7%)
4.8(3.4-6.9)
< 0.001∗
No
64(16.6%)
322(83.4%)
1
Attending night clubs
Yes
82(57.3%)
61(42.7%)
No
117(22.6%)
400(77.4%)
4.5(3.1-6.7)
< 0.001∗
Peer pressure to engage into risky sexual behavior
Yes
80(47.6%)
88(52.4%)
2.8(1.9-4.1)
< 0.001∗
No
119(24.2%)
373(75.8)
1
Discussion with parents on sexual matters
Yes
40(31.5%)
87(68.5%)
1.0(0.7-1.6)
0.713
No
159(29.8%)
374(70.2%)
1
Level of depression symptoms (BDI score)
No/minimal(0-13)
108(23.1%)
360(76.9%)
1
Mild (14-18)
43(48.9%)
45(51.1%)
1.3(0.8-2.1)
0.158∗
Moderate (19-28)
35(43.2%)
46(56.8%)
3.4(2.1-5.6)
< 0.001∗
Severe (29-63)
13(56,5%)
10(43.5%)
3.4(2.0-5.7)
< 0.001∗
Alcohol
Had probable alcohol use disorder
44(73.3%)
16(26.7%)
7.8(4.3-14.3)
< 0.001∗
Had no alcohol use disorder
155(25.8%)
445(74.2%)
1
Frequency of Khat use
Never chewed
119(24.7%)
362(75.3%)
1
Monthly or less
45(36.3%)
79(63.7%)
1.7(1.1-2.6)
0.100
2-4 times a month
19(61.3%)
12(38.7%)
4.8(2.2-10.2)
< 0.001∗
2-3 times a week
13(68.4%)
6(31.6%)
6.5(2.4-17.7)
< 0.001∗
4 or more times a week
3(60.0%)
2(40.0%)
4.5(0.7-27.6)
0.999
∗ Variables which were associated with risky sexual behavior in the bivariate analysis BDI- Beck Depression Inventory AUDIT- Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test 1-Reference.
