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Table 4 Logistic regression analyses for teachers’ background information and school characteristics associated with better attitude and higher awareness about mental health issues in students

From: Beliefs about students’ mental health issues among teachers at elementary and high schools, Hail Governorate, Saudi Arabia

 

Better attitudea

Higher awarenessb

cOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

cOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

Age in years

 < 30

1

 

1

 

 30–39

1.13 (0.88–1.46)

 

0.74 (0.58–0.95)*

 

 ≥ 40

1.49 (1.13–1.96)**

 

0.78 (0.59–1.03)

 

Gender

 Male

1.37 (1.15–1.62)***

1.36 (1.08–1.72)**

1.90 (1.61–2.25)***

1.56 (1.25–1.94)***

 Female

1

1

1

1

Marital status

 Single

1

 

1

 

 Married

1.58 (1.24–2.01)***

 

1.19 (0.94–1.51)

 

Teaching experience (years)

 > 5

1

1

1

 

 5–9

1.26 (0.93–1.73)

1.70 (1.14–2.55)**

0.82 (0.60–1.12)

 

 ≥ 10

1.37 (1.05–1.79)*

1.49 (1.06–2.09)*

0.76 (0.59–0.99)*

 

Teachers’ academic discipline

 Math and natural science

1

1

1

 

 Humanities and social

1.34 (1.09–1.64)**

1.27 (1.01–1.60)*

1.24 (1.01–1.52)*

 

School teaching level

 Primary elementary

1

 

1

 

 Middle elementary

0.79 (0.64–0.97)*

 

0.85 (0.70–1.04)

 

 Secondary

0.89 (0.77–0.72)

 

0.87 (0.70–1.06)

 

School type

 Public

1

1

1

1

 Private

1.85 (1.43–2.39)***

2.09 (1.43–3.04)***

2.72 (2.07–3.57)***

2.38 (1.66–3.41)***

Teacher’s self-estimate of average number of students with mental health problems per class

 0

1

 

1

1

 1–2

1.33 (1.04–1.69)*

 

1.45 (1.15–1.83)**

1.26 (0.98–1.62)

 ≥ 3

0.92 (0.69–1.21)

 

1.63 (1.24–2.15)***

1.52 (1.13–2.05)**

Teacher’s higher awareness with mental health issues#

 Below median

1

1

  

 Above median

1.86 (1.55–2.22)***

1.55 (1.23–1.95)***

  

Teacher’s better attitude towards mental health issues##

 Below median

  

1

1

 Above median

  

1.86 (1.55–2.22)***

1.79 (1.43–2.23)***

  1. Abbreviations: cOR crude odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aFinal -2*Log-Likelihood: 1690.02; Likelihood Ratio: 54.70; Model P-Value: < 0.001
  3. bFinal -2*Log-Likelihood: 1874.44; Likelihood Ratio: 93.99; Model P-Value: < 0.001
  4. * < 0.05; ** < 0.01; *** < 0.001
  5. # Better Attitude= above median score (Median=42 points out of maximum score of 55 points)
  6. ## Higher Awareness= above median score (Median=14 points out of maximum score of 35 points)