Table 1.
Distribution of the sociodemographic characteristics of medical students in Kuwait University, academic year 2011/2012
| Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 387 | 100.0 |
| Age (years) | ||
| <22 | 194 | 50.1 |
| ≥22 | 193 | 49.9 |
| Mean±SD | 21.45±1.715 | |
| Range | 17–25 | |
| Nationality | ||
| Kuwaiti | 334 | 86.3 |
| Non-Kuwaiti | 53 | 13.7 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 166 | 42.9 |
| Female | 221 | 57.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 41 | 10.6 |
| Not married | 346 | 89.4 |
| Monthly family income | ||
| ≤2000 KD | 150 | 38.8 |
| >2000 KD | 237 | 61.2 |
| Father's education | ||
| High school or less | 68 | 17.6 |
| Diploma | 67 | 17.3 |
| Bachelor | 139 | 35.9 |
| Master or PhD | 113 | 29.2 |
| Mother's education | ||
| High school or less | 59 | 15.2 |
| Diploma | 81 | 20.9 |
| Bachelor | 177 | 45.7 |
| Master or PhD | 70 | 18.1 |
| Governorate | ||
| Al-Ahmadi | 20 | 5.2 |
| Al-Asimah | 107 | 27.6 |
| Al-Farwaniya | 40 | 10.3 |
| Al-Jahra | 16 | 4.1 |
| Hawalli | 150 | 38.8 |
| Mubarak Al-Kabeer | 54 | 14.0 |
| Level of study | ||
| Basic medical sciences | 175 | 45.2 |
| Clinical sciences | 212 | 54.8 |
| GPAa | ||
| ≤2.5/4.0 | 106 | 36.2 |
| 2.51/4.0 – 2.99/4.0 | 101 | 34.5 |
| ≥3.0/4.0 | 86 | 29.3 |
| Selected a specialty | ||
| No | 243 | 62.8 |
| Yes | 144 | 37.2 |
SD=standard deviation; KD=Kuwait dinars; GPA=grade point average.
a
Total number is not 387 because of missing values.