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International Journal of
Population Studies School dropouts and mental health among Indian adolescents
Table 2. Effects of factors measured in adolescence on mental health status in later young adulthood (aged 23–28 years) of women
in Bihar
Background characteristics Mental health status at follow‑up (%) N Results from ordered logistic regression #
measured at baseline Normal Moderate Poor Level of significance ## AOR (95% CI)
(at age 15–19 years)
School attendance
Never attended 55.4 38.7 5.9 *** 576 1.00
Dropped out 49.9 43.3 6.8 988 0.80 (0.64,0.99)**
Completed or continuing 58.1 36.2 5.8 796 0.73 (0.59,0.91)**
Religion
Hindu 52.5 41.1 6.4 * 1,971 1.00
Muslim 61.2 33.3 5.6 389 0.75 (0.59,0.92)***
Caste
SC/ST 50.5 42.0 7.5 ** 488 1.00
OBC 54.6 39.4 6.1 1,549 0.92 (0.71,1.16)
General 56.5 38.3 5.2 323 0.97 (0.61,1.28)
Family type
Nuclear 55.2 38.3 6.5 1,074 1.00
Non-nuclear Family 53.0 41.0 6.1 1,286 1.00 (0.88,1.23)
Mother’s education
Not educated 52.7 40.8 6.5 *** 1,954 1.00
Educated 60.1 34.7 5.3 406 0.76 (0.58,0.95)**
Father’s education
Not educated 53.0 40.9 6.1 1,213 1.00
Educated 55.0 38.6 6.5 1,147 1.11 (0.94,1.37)
Mother’s working status
No 54.4 39.6 6.0 1,129 -
Yes 53.6 39.9 6.5 1,231
Father’s working status
No 46.8 44.7 8.6 *** 271 1.00
Yes 54.9 39.1 6.0 2,089 0.65 (0.53,1.10)**
Parent’s survival status
One of the parents or both died 51.5 42.3 6.2 259 1.00
Both alive 54.3 39.4 6.3 2,101 1.16 (0.93,2.17)
Total 54.0 39.7 6.3 2,360
# Based on multivariate ordinal logistic regression models. AOR, adjusted odds ratios are based on controlling all variables in the table; : reference
category; CI: confidence interval; based on Chi-square test; ***P < 0.01; ** P < 0.05; * P < 0.10.
##
empowerment-related variables measured at young (Table 2). The young adult women from Muslim religion
adulthood after controlling socioeconomic variables had a 28% (AOR = 0.72, 95% CI: 0.56, 0.92) lower risk of
measured in adolescence. In comparison to the girls who having poor mental health than the Hindus. A higher risk
never attended school, dropped out girls from school had 23% of being in poor mental health status was observed in early
(AOR: 0.77, 95% CI: 0.62, 0.94), and who were continuing adulthood of women from SCs/STs and OBCs as compared
schooling till follow-up had 45% (AOR: 0.55, 95% CI: 0.39, to general category. The education and occupation of
0.79) lower risk of being in poor mental health status. parents also affect the mental health status of children.
The socioeconomic control variables also show the effect The risk of being in poor mental health status was 26%
on mental health outcomes in early adulthood of women (AOR = 0.74, 95% CI: 0.58, 0.95) lower in young adulthood
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