From: Determinants of depression among nursing students in Cameroon: a cross-sectional analysis
Variable | Category | Total sample | Depression | OR | 95% CI | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | n | % | |||||
Gender (n = 446) | Male | 84 | 18.83 | 61 | 72.62 | 0.83 | 0.47, 1.44 | 0.49 |
Female | 362 | 81.17 | 249 | 68.78 | 1.00 | |||
Marital status (n = 446) | Single | 401 | 89.91 | 286 | 71.32 | 0.50 | 0.26, 0.99 | 0.03 |
Married | 45 | 10.09 | 25 | 22.25 | 1.00 | |||
Personal relationship (n = 440) a | Yes | 221 | 50.23 | 166 | 75.11 | 1.60 | 1.04, 2.48 | 0.02 |
No | 219 | 49.77 | 143 | 65.30 | 1.00 | |||
Difficulties in personal relationship (n = 427) | Yes | 77 | 18.03 | 60 | 77.92 | 1.53 | 0.83, 2.94 | 0.15 |
No | 350 | 81.97 | 244 | 69.71 | 1.00 | |||
Monthly income sufficient (n = 407) | Yes | 98 | 24.08 | 60 | 61.22 | 0.63 | 0.38, 1.05 | 0.06 |
No | 309 | 75.92 | 221 | 71.52 | 1.00 | |||
Course repeated (n = 439) | Yes | 168 | 38.27 | 118 | 70.24 | 1.04 | 0.67, 1.62 | 0.85 |
No | 271 | 61.73 | 188 | 69.37 | 1.00 | |||
Exam re-sited (n = 429) | Yes | 220 | 51.28 | 153 | 69.55 | 0.99 | 0.64, 1.52 | 0.94 |
No | 209 | 48.72 | 146 | 69.86 | 1.00 | |||
Satisfaction with results (n = 396) | Yes | 122 | 30.81 | 85 | 69.67 | 0.96 | 0.59, 1.58 | 0.88 |
No | 274 | 69.19 | 193 | 70.44 | 1.00 | |||
Regret choice of nursing studies (n = 439) | Yes | 50 | 11.39 | 34 | 68.00 | 0.91 | 0.47, 1.85 | 0.78 |
No | 389 | 88.61 | 272 | 69.92 | 1.00 | |||
Life-changing crises (n = 445) b | Yes | 19 | 50.92 | 17 | 89.47 | 1.64 | 1.06, 2.53 | 0.06 |
No | 426 | 49.08 | 293 | 68.78 | 1.00 | |||
Presence of chronic illness (n = 411)c | Yes | 19 | 4.27 | 17 | 89.47 | 3.86 | 0.89, 34.83 | 0.03 |
No | 392 | 95.73 | 256 | 65.31 | 1.00 | |||
Alcohol consumption (n = 446) | Yes | 127 | 28.48 | 94 | 74.02 | 1.34 | 0.83, 2.20 | 0.21 |
No | 319 | 71.52 | 217 | 68.03 | 1.00 | |||
Recreational drug use (n = 444) d | Yes | 5 | 1.13 | 4 | 80.00 | 1.76 | 0.17, 87.17 | 0.61 |
No | 439 | 98.87 | 305 | 69.48 | 1.00 |