Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants (n =107), students from Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
| Characteristics | No(%) |
|---|---|
| Department |
|
| Laboratory Technology (LT) |
50 (46.7) |
| Nursing |
34 (31.8) |
| Others1 |
23 (8.4) |
| Year of study |
|
| First year |
43 (40.2) |
| Second year |
47 (43.9) |
| Third year |
17 (15.9) |
| Place of birth (Region) |
|
| Addis Ababa |
17 (15.9) |
| Amhara |
30 (28.0) |
| Oromia |
29 (27.1) |
| Southern Nations |
22 (20.6) |
| Others2 |
9 (7.5) |
| Religion |
|
| Christian |
85 (68.2) |
| Muslim |
22 (20.6) |
| Married |
2 (1.9) |
| Claimed to have habit of Khat3 Consumption |
9 (8.4) |
| Claimed to have habit of Cigarette Smoking | 2 (1.9) |
1 Midwifery, Radiography, Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy; 2 Tigray and Somali; 3Khat: Catha edulis is commonly known as Khat.