Table 1. Demographic factors of the students (N=429).
GPA: grade point average
| Count | Column N % | ||
| Gender | Male | 258 | 60.1% |
| Female | 171 | 39.9% | |
| Marital status | Single | 422 | 98.4% |
| Married | 4 | 0.9% | |
| Divorced | 3 | 0.7% | |
| How long does it take from your residence location until you reach the college? | 15 minutes or less | 137 | 31.9% |
| Between 15 and 30 minutes | 179 | 41.7% | |
| 30 minutes or more | 113 | 26.3% | |
| Grade | Year 1 | 107 | 24.9% |
| Year 2 | 98 | 22.8% | |
| Year 3 | 99 | 23.1% | |
| Year 4 | 56 | 13.1% | |
| Year 5 | 69 | 16.1% | |
| Method of admission | Medicine was my first choice | 402 | 93.7% |
| Medicine was NOT my first choice | 27 | 6.3% | |
| GPA of the last semester | <3.5 | 32 | 7.5% |
| 3.5-3.99 | 65 | 15.2% | |
| 4-4.49 | 77 | 17.9% | |
| 4.5-4.74 | 78 | 18.2% | |
| 4.75-5 | 177 | 41.3% | |
| Do you think that you have the complete motivation to complete your education? | No | 22 | 5.1% |
| To some extent | 99 | 23.1% | |
| Yes | 308 | 71.8% | |
| Who is the main person who gives you the motivation to complete your education? | Family members | 296 | 69.0% |
| Friends and teachers | 47 | 11.0% | |
| No one (own motivation) | 86 | 20.0% | |