Table 3 Factors affecting suicidal thoughts
From: Perception and experiences of suicide among university students in Egypt
Suicidal thought | 95% CI | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Present | Absent | OR | |||
n | % | N | % | |||
Faculty: | 1.131 | 0.770–1.662 | ||||
Medical | 76 | 26.4 | 212 | 73.6 | ||
Non-medical | 64 | 24.1 | 202 | 75.9 | ||
Gender: | 1.261 | 0.859–1.850 | ||||
Males | 72 | 27.6 | 189 | 72.4 | ||
Females | 68 | 23.2 | 225 | 76.8 | ||
Academic grade: | 0.884 | 0.600–1.302 | ||||
Final year(s) | 59 | 24.0 | 187 | 76.0 | ||
First 3 years | 81 | 26.3 | 227 | 73.7 | ||
Accepting concept of suicide: | 7.784* | 4.196–14.442 | ||||
Yes | 35 | 67.3 | 17 | 32.7 | ||
No | 105 | 20.9 | 397 | 79.1 | ||
Knew a person attempting suicide | 2.234* | 1.511–3.305 | ||||
Yes | 70 | 35.4 | 128 | 64.6 | ||
No | 70 | 19.7 | 286 | 80.3 | ||
Knew a person with suicidal thoughts: | 4.609* | 2.968–7.157 | ||||
Yes | 108 | 38.2 | 175 | 61.8 | ||
No | 32 | 11.8 | 239 | 88.2 | ||