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Table 2 Factors associated with Major Depressive disorder (MDD) among the students from the faculties of Management Studies & Commerce, Science and Medicine

From: Prevalence of depression among students at a Sri Lankan University: A study using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) during the COVID-19 pandemic

Variable

UOR

P value

(95% CI)

AOR

P value

(95% CI)

Sex

    

 Female

 Male

Reference

1.22

Reference

0.16 (0.86–1.71)

Reference

1.23

Reference

0.41 (0.80–1.59)

Ethnicity

    

 Moor/Muslim

 Sinhalese

 Tamil

Reference

2.90

2.19

Reference

0.01 (1.33–7.30)

0.06 (0.10–5.53)

Reference

2.87

2.11

Reference

0.01 (1.25–6.93)

0.07 (0.97–5.44)

Father’s schooling

    

 <11 years

 >11 years

Reference

0.76

Reference

0.06 (0.53–1.07)

Reference

0.91

Reference

0.58 (0.57–1.47)

Mother’s schooling

    

 <11 years

 >11 years

Reference

0.73

Reference

0.06 (0.51–1.04)

Reference

0.76

Reference

0.24 (0.47–1.23)

Faculty

    

 Management#

 Science

 Medical

Reference

0.74

0.77

Reference

0.42 (0.50–1.09)

0.09 (0.49–1.21)

Reference

-

-

Reference

-

-

  1. UOR-unadjusted odds rations, AOR-adjusted odds ratio; CI-confidence interval; AOR (CI) values significant at the p < 0.05 level are shown in bold.
  2. #Management Studies & Commerce faculty.