Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population (N = 1096)
Variable | Category | N | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 15-19 | 235 | 21.4 |
20-24 | 818 | 74.6 | |
25-29 | 36 | 3.3 | |
30-34 | 7 | 0.6 | |
Sex | Male | 807 | 73.6 |
Female | 289 | 26.4 | |
Previous residency | Urban | 673 | 61.4 |
Rural | 423 | 38.6 | |
Father educational status | Illiterate | 180 | 16.4 |
Read and write only | 313 | 28.6 | |
Primary education | 157 | 14.6 | |
High school | 96 | 8.8 | |
Diploma | 350 | 31.9 | |
Degree and above | |||
Mother educational status | Illiterate | 350 | 31.9 |
Read and write only | 290 | 26.5 | |
Primary education | 119 | 10.9 | |
High school | 132 | 12.0 | |
Diploma | 205 | 18.7 | |
Degree and above | |||
Department | Medicine | 317 | 28.9 |
Nurse | 130 | 19.3 | |
Health officer | 54 | 9.3 | |
Anesthesia | 212 | 3.4 | |
Physiotherapy | 101 | 1.8 | |
Midwifery | 37 | 7.8 | |
Psychiatry | 20 | 2.2 | |
Optometry | 87 | 3.6 | |
Laboratory | 24 | 6.8 | |
Pharmacy | 39 | 11.9 | |
Environmental and occupation | 75 | 4.9 | |
College attending | Extension | 230 | 21.0 |
Regular | 866 | 79.0 | |
Level of education | First year | 358 | 32.7 |
Second year | 365 | 33.3 | |
Third year | 198 | 18.1 | |
Fourth year | 122 | 11.1 | |
Fifth year | 33 | 3.0 | |
Six year | 20 | 1.8 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 928 | 84.7 |
Muslim | 88 | 8.0 | |
Protestant | 70 | 6 |