Table 2.

Difference between participants on SE

N = 1020	Category	SE
Gender
Male	528 (52%)	3.25 (.67)
Female	492 (48%)	3.36 (.63)
t		-2.75**
Cohen’s d		0.17
Age
17–21	524 (51%)	3.24 (.67)a
22–25	430 (42%)	3.35 (.64)b
At least 26 years	66 (7%)	3.45 (.52)b
F		5.14**
Partial et squared		0.01
Programme of study
Health	298 (29%)	3.41 (.63)
Non-health programmes	722 (71%)	3.25 (.66)
t		3.47**
Cohen’s d		0.24
Religious affiliation
Christians	797 (78%)	3.33 (.64)
Muslims	153 (15%)	3.23 (.68)
Traditional African religion	36 (4%)	3.18 (.65)
Others	34 (3%)	3.08 (.69)
F		2.77*
Partial et squared		0.008