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Table 5 Determinants of academic performance, Southern Ethiopia

From: Determinants of good academic performance among university students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Category

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

Age

15 - 19 years

0.66 (0.25-1.78)

0.49 (0.16-1.45)

0.196

20 – 24 years

0.49 (0.26-0.92)

0.43 (0.22-0.91)

0.026*

25 – 29 years

1

1

 

Residence

Rural

1

1

0.838

Urban

1.44 (1.03-2.02)

0.95 (0.58-1.54)

 

Mothers’ education

No formal education

1

1

 

Primary

1.22 (0.76-1.95)

0.97 (0.54-1.74)

0.912

Secondary

1.23 (0.76-1.99)

1.01 (0.49-2.12)

0.963

College and above

2.39 (1.47-3.89)

1.58 (0.66-3.77)

0.299

Fathers’ education

No formal education

1

1

 

Primary

1.49 (0.91-2.45)

1.41 (0.81-2.45)

0.227

Secondary

1.34 (0.78-2.28)

1.05 (0.51-2.16)

0.900

College and above

1.74 (1.16-2.60)

1.28 (0.60-2.71)

0.522

Faculty

Medical/Health

3.08 (1.91-4.96)

2.46 (1.45-4.20)

0.001*

Non-medical/Health

1

1

 

Mothers’ occupation

Housewife

1

1

 

Gov’t employee

1.75 (1.06-2.90)

1.08 (−.53-2.21)

0.825

Self-employed

1.01 (0.67-1.53)

0.76 (0.46-1.28)

0.310

Fathers’ occupation

Farmer

1

1

 

Gov’t employee

1.45 (0.96-2.19)

0.85 (0.44-1.64)

0.630

Self-employed

1.34 (0.90-1.99)

1.09 (0.63-1.91)

0.755

Alcohol consumption

Yes

1

1

 

No

1.26 (0.88-1.81)

1.20 (0.81-1.79)

0.370

Smoking

Yes

1

1

 

No

3.86 (1.47-7.64)

3.15 (1.21-7.30)

0.025*

Khat use

Yes

1

1

 

No

2.45 (0.99-6.01)

1.91 (0.57-6.36)

0.292

Breakfast

Yes

0.33 (0.09-1.15)

0.40 (0.11-1.52)

0.179

No

1

1

 

Study hours per day

≤ 4 hours

1

1

 

>  4 hours

1.43 (1.02-2.00)

1.29 (0.90-1.85)

0.162

Work after school or employed

Yes

1

1

 

No

0.68 (0.37-1.24)

0.67 (0.35-1.28)

0.234

English proficiency

Elementary level

1

1

 

Pre-intermediate level

0.72 (0.41-1.25)

0.69 (0.39-1.26)

0.231

Intermediate level

1.26 (0.79-2.01)

1.06 (0.64-1.75)

0.809

Upper-intermediate level

2.35 (1.17-4.71)

1.80 (0.84-3.85)

0.130

Advanced level

2.58 (0.97-6.85)

1.39 (0.47-4.11)

0.551

  1. *statistically significant at p-value < 0.05