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Table 3 Factor associated with the utilization of ICT among undergraduate students

From: Utilization of information and communication technology (ICT) among undergraduate health science students: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Utilization

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Age

 15–20

26

50

1

1

 21–24

107

162

1.64 [0.89,3.00]

1.75 [0.82, 3.71]

 25–30

24

12

0.54 [0.22,1.31]

0.57 [0.19, 1.65]

Previous residence

 Rural

78

45

1

1

 Urban

79

153

3.35 [2.12,5.29] **

1.85 [1.08, 3.17] *

IT skill

 have no skill

63

35

1

1

 have skill

93

163

3.15 [1.94,5.12] **

2.38 [1.34, 4.23] **

IT knowledge

 Poor

90

41

1

1

 Good

67

157

5.14 [3.22,8.20] **

3.80 [2.25, 6.40] **

Formal IT training

 No

131

113

1

1

 yes

26

85

3.78 [2.28,6.28] **

1.93 [1.07, 3.48] *

having personal computer

 Yes

86

141

1

1

 No

71

57

0.48 [0.31,0.76] **

0.69 [0.40, 1.21]

IT course in current study

 No

103

77

 

1

 Yes

54

121

2.99 [1.93,4.63] **

2.18 [1.23, 3.84] **

Having lab session in IT course

 Yes

49

80

1

1

 No

108

118

0.66 [0.43,1.04]

1.67 [0.91,3.07]

  1. Key: 1: reference group; []: confidence interval, p-value 0.05–0.01 *: p-value < 0.01 **