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Table 5 Bi-variable and multivariate analysis of suicide attempts among medical students at University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 393)

From: Suicide ideation, attempt, and determinants among medical students Northwest Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Categories

Suicide attempts

COR(95%, CI)

AOR(95%, CI)

p-value

Yes

No

Sex

Male

10

231

1

1

 

Female

19

133

3.30(1.49,6.30)

8.08(6.04,12.39)

0.001

Family history of mental illness

Yes

7

43

2.38(0.96,5.89)

1.58(0.54,4.61)

0.40

No

22

321

1

1

 

History of mental illness

Yes

4

9

6.31(1.81,8.93)

5.53(5.20,15.50)

0.02

No

25

355

1

  

Depression

Yes

21

101

6.83(2.93,12.92)

10.66(8.01, 19.01)

0.001

No

8

263

1

1

 

Ever alcohol use

Yes

20

185

2.15(0.95,4.84)

0.89(0.16, 4.96)

0.89

No

9

179

1

1

 

Ever khat use

Yes

9

57

2.42(1.05,5.60)

0.68(0.03,7.91)

0.80

No

20

307

1

1

 

Ever cigarette use

Yes

7

38

2.73(1.09,6.81)

1.37(0.07,15.86)

0.83

No

22

326

1

1

 

Current alcohol use

Yes

18

150

2.33(1.07,5.09)

2.39(0.42, 11.35)

0.32

No

11

214

1

1

 

Current khat use

Yes

8

43

2.84(1.19,6.81)

2.20(0.09,10.70)

0.84

No

21

321

1

1

 

Current cigarette use

Yes

6

31

2.80(1.06,7.40)

1.45(.06,9.00)

0.82

No

23

333

1

1

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