Assessment of Anxiety and Factor Related among Main and Odayaa Campus, Dilla University Freshman Students, South, Ethiopia 2021

Abstract

Background: Anxiety can disturb a student's academic success and his future, including withdrawal from classes. The dropout rate was found to be twice as high as in the 1st grade compared to the 2nd or 3rd grade. It also causes people around the world to feel excessive anxiety, fear, lack of self-confidence, and embarrassment. One of the key reasons for the current study is the lack of data on the degree of mental illness, especially in higher education institutions. Objective: To assess the anxiety and factors of Main and Odaya campus students. Methods: From April 21th to May 21, 2020, an organization-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in the city of Main and Odayaa. The survey used a structured questionnaire and a self-administered questionnaire ASQ tool. The stratified sampling method included 300 individuals in the study. Pre-test questionnaires that are also used for data collection, in addition data analysis was done using SPSS version 20. Result: There are 314 freshmen, students of these, 300 attended during the investigation. There are 162 (54%) male respondents and 138 (46%) female respondents in the study. The average student age and (SE) age are 21.6 (± 0.13) years old. The prevalence of anxiety was found to be 26.7% among first-year students. Compared with males (16.7%), female freshmen (40.6%) have a statistically higher incidence of anxiety. [AOR 95%CI=3.36 (1.88, 6.01) Conclusion: This study showed that anxiety is a common mental problem among college students calling for public intervention to prevent more serious forms of anxiety. This finding indicates that women and older students have a high chance of suffering from anxiety.