Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (N=446).

Variable	n (%)
Gender       -    Female       -    Male	185 (41.5) 261 (58.5)
Religion *       -    Christian       -    Muslim	377 (87.3) 55 (12.7)
Marital status       -    Single       -    Married       -    In a relationship/cohabiting	415 (93.1) 12 (2.7) 19 (4.3)
University year       -    First       -    Second       -    Third       -    Fourth	194 (43.5) 148 (33.2) 101 (22.7) 3 (0.7)
Employment status       -    Un-employed       -    Employed	440 (98.7) 6 (1.4)
Financial source       -    Parent/Guardian       -    Sponsorship/Well-wisher       -    Self/Others	384 (86.1) 35 (7.8) 27 (6.1)
Resident of Mbeya *       -    No       -    Yes	316 (71.0) 129 (29.0)

*had missing/not reported data