| Factors | (N: 432) | Mental Distress (N, %) | P-Value | |
| No | Yes | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 118 (27.3%) | 81 (68.6%) | 37 (31.4%) | 0.000 |
| Female | 314 (72.7%) | 110 (35.0%) | 204 (65.0%) | |
| Type of University |
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| Public | 252 (58.3%) | 128 (50.8%) | 124 (49.2%) | 0.001 |
| Private | 180 (41.7%) | 63 (35.0%) | 117 (65.0%) | |
| Academic level of education | ||||
| First | 134 (31.0%) | 75 (56.0%) | 59 (44.0%) | 0.026 |
| Second | 51 (11.8%) | 19 (37.3%) | 32 (62.7%) | |
| Third | 92 (21.3%) | 33 (35.9%) | 59 (64.1%) | |
| Fourth | 58 (13.4%) | 27 (46.6%) | 31 (53.4%) | |
| Fifth | 59 (13.7%) | 23 (39.0%) | 36 (61.0%) | |
| Sixth | 38 (8.8%) | 14 (36.8%) | 24 (63.2%) | |
| Place of residence | ||||
| With family | 332 (76.9%) | 139 (41.9%) | 193 (58.1%) | 0.194 |
| In a hostel | 68 (15.7%) | 36 (52.9%) | 32 (47.1%) | |
| Other | 32 (7.4%) | 16 (50.0%) | 16 (50.0%) | |
| Source of financial support | ||||
| Family | 420 (97.2%) | 187 (44.5%) | 233 (55.5%) | 0.688 |
| Self | 7 (1.6%) | 2 (28.6%) | 5 (71.4%) | |
| Another source | 5 (1.2% | 2 (40.0%) | 3 (60.0%) | |
| Have pocket money | ||||
| Yes | 359 (83.1%) | 165 (46.0%) | 194 (54.0%) | 0.067 |
| No | 73 (16.9%) | 26 (35.6%) | 47 (64.4%) | |
| Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 38 (8.8%) | 14 (36.8%) | 24 (63.2%) | 0.216 |
| No | 394 (91.2%) | 177 (44.9%) | 217 (55.1%) | |
| Family history of mental illness | ||||
| Yes | 134 (18.8%) | 42 (31.3%) | 92 (68.7%) | 0.000 |
| No | 298 (69.0%) | 149 (50.0%) | 149 (50.0%) | |
| Overall Mental Distress |
| 191 (44.2%) | 241 (55.8%) |
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