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. 2011 Mar 16;8:26. doi: 10.4314/pamj.v8i1.71083

Table 3:

Level of stress according to sociodemographic and academic characteristics of stressors of Mansoura (Egypt) baccalaureate nursing students

Stress level Significance
Low N (%) High N (%) Total N (%)
Overall Family residence 223(59.8) 150(40.2) 373(100)
Urban 63(52.9) 56(47.1) 119(31.9) c2=8.2,
Rural 160(63.0) 94(37.0) 254(68) P=0.016
Student’s residence
With family 174(59.8) 117(40.2) 291(78)
Away from the family 49(59.8) 33(40.2) 82(22)
Family income
Unsatisfactory 42(51.9) 39(48.1) 81(21.8) c2=2.7,
Satisfactory 181(62.0) 111(38.0) 292(78.2) P=0.1
Family size
Up to 5 104(62.7) 62(37.3) 166(44.5) c2=1.02,
> 5 119(57.5) 88(42.5) 207(55.4) P=0.3
Father’s education
Less than secondary 54(64.3) 30(35.7) 84(22.5) c2=8.4,
Secondary 87(51.8) 81(48.2) 168(45) P=0.015
Above secondary 82(67.8) 39(32.2) 121(32.5)
Father’s work
Unemployed 19(50.0) 19(50.0) 38(10.1) c2=7.6,
Professional/semiprof 135(56.7) 103(43.3) 238(63.8) P=0.022
Others* 69(71.1) 28(28.9) 97(25.3)
Mother’s education
Less than secondary 57(63.3) 33(36.7) 90(24.1) c2=1.5,
Secondary 118(57.0) 89(43.0) 207(55.5) P=0.5
Above secondary 48(63.2) 28(36.8) 76(20.4)
Mother’s work
Working 87(57.6) 64(42.4) 151(40.8) c2=0.5,
Housewives 136(61.3) 86(38.7) 222(59.2) P=0.5
Academic year
First 55(55.0) 45(45.0) 100(26.8) c2=3.7,
Second 64(56.1) 50(43.9) 114(30.6) P=0.3
Third 59(65.6) 31(34.4) 90(24.1)
Four 45(65.2) 24(34.8) 69(18.5)
Grade of previous year
Excellent 91(54.8) 75(45.2) 166(44.5) c2=8.9,
Very good 98(69.0) 44(31.0) 142(38.1) P=0.031
Good 11(45.8) 13(54.2) 24(6.4)
Others** 23(56.1) 18(43.9) 41(11.0)
*

Others include : private business, farmers, manual workers, trades

**

Others include : pass and failed