Table 4 Socio-demographic and behavioral correlates of current cheating among Hawassa University College of medicine and health science students, June 2013

Gender (N = 1157)

Female

177(73.8%)

63(26.2%)

0.73(0.38,1.39)

0.344

Male

751(81.9%)

166(18.1%)

1.00(Reference)

Original background (N = 1126)

Urban

491(76.2%)

153(23.8%)

1.00(Reference)

0.858

Rural

413(85.7%)

69(14.3%)

0.95(0.58,1.55)

Entrance exam score range (N = 1070)

Excellent

199(84.3%)

37(15.7%)

1.00(Reference)

Very good

398(79.8%)

101(20.2%)

0.91(0.51,1.63)

0.768

Good

233(76.9%)

70(23.1%)

0.85(0.44,1.61)

0.625

Fair

17(81%)

4(19%)

0.33(0.50,2.32)

0.270

Poor

7(63.9%)

4(36%)

1.05(0.19,5.83)

0.950

Type of high school attended (N = 1146)

Public school

764(84.1%)

144(15.9%)

1.00(Reference)

Private school

139(65.3%)

74(34.7%)

1.80(1.01, 3.19)

0.045

Missionary school

18(72%)

7(28%)

2.4(0.61,9.94)

0.204

Mother’s education level (N = 1143)

Illiterate

339(87.1%)

50(12.9%)

1.00(Reference)

Literate

578(76.7%)

176(23.3%)

0.85(0.46,1.58)

0.622

Father’s education level (N = 1143)

Illiterate

246(86.3%)

39(13.7%)

1.00(Reference)

Literate

670(78.1%)

188(21 > 9%)

0.92(0.48,1.76)

0.823

Residence (N = 1156)

In the university

874(81.7%)

196(18.3%)

1.00(Reference)

Rental house

39(72.2%)

15(27.8%)

1.05(0.406,2.72)

0.916

With family

15(46.9%)

17(53.1%)

1.19(0.40,3.48)

0.748

Dining place of students (N = 1152)

At the university’s café

775(83.6%)

152(16.4%)

1.00(Reference)

Outside the university café

149(66.2%)

76(33.8%)

3.08(1.54,6.16)

0.001

Monthly Pocket money (N = 1141)

Less than birr 300

489(85.3%)

84(14.7%)

1.00(Reference)

More than birr 300

426(75%)

142(25%)

1.69(1.05,2.72)

0.028

Field of study(N = 1155)

Nursing

122(66.3%)

62(33.7%)

1.00(Reference)

Midwifery

99(86.8%)

15(13.2%)

0.29(0.13,0.67)

0.004

Medical laboratory technology

74(80.4%)

18(19.6%)

0.51(0.22,1.19)

0.122

Public health officer

192(72.2%)

74(27.8%)

0.86(0.47,1.55)

0.620

Medicine

368(91.3%)

35(8.7%)

0.16(0.07,0.34)

<0.001

Optometry

48(78.7%)

13(21.3%)

0.28(0.09,0.83)

0.022

Environmental health officers

23(65.7%)

12(34.3%)

1.24(0.46,3.37)

0.664

Year of study(N = 1158)

1st year

82(62.1%)

50(37.9%)

1.00(Reference)

2nd year

283(81.3%)

65(18.7%)

0.51(0.26,1.01)

0.056

3rd year

218(80.1%)

54(19.9%)

0.52(0.26,1.02)

0.058

4th year

270(83.1%)

55(16.9%)

0.25(0.12,0.53)

<0.001

5th year

76(93.8%)

5(6.2%)

0.45(0.11,1.78)

0.256

Choose their field of study (N = 1158)

Yes

685(82.9%)

141(17.1%)

1.00(Reference)

No

244(73.5%)

88(26.5%)

1.04(0.62,1.74)

0.879

Like their field of study (N = 1154)

Yes

712(82.3%)

153(17.7%)

1.00(Reference)

No

214(74%)

75(26%)

1.31(0.78,2.20)

0.295

Consider cheating normal (N = 1142)

Yes

179(70.8%)

74(29.2%)

1.00(Reference)

No

736(82.8%)

153(17.2%)

1.01(0.61,1.64)

0.969

Allowed others to cheat or copy (N = 1150)

Yes

225(64.5%)

124(35.5%)

1.00(Reference)

No

697(87%)

104(13%)

0.45(0.29,0.70)

<0.001

Cheated on entrance examination (N = 1146)

Yes

58(42.6%)

78(57.4%)

1.00(Reference)

No

867(85.8%)

144(14.2%)

0.25(0.14,0.45)

<0.001

Attending all lecture class (N = 1140)

Yes

240(83.9%)

46(16.1%)

1.00(Reference)

No

673(78.8%)

181(21.2%)

1.74(1.04,2.91)

0.033

Use of substance (N = 1133)

NO

820(83.7%)

160(16.3%)

1.00(Reference)

Yes

90(58.8%)

63(41.2%)

2.16(1.23,3.81)

0.007

Cheated at high school (N = 1140)

No

786(87.1%)

116(12.9%)

1.00(Reference)

Yes

133(55.9%)

105(44.1%)

2.96(1.83,4.78)

<0.001