Table 1. Characteristics of the study participants, Haramaya University, 2013.
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent (%) |
| Age | ||
| 15–19 | 8 | 2.5 |
| 20–24 | 293 | 91 |
| 25–29 | 21 | 6.5 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 232 | 72 |
| Female | 90 | 28 |
| Department | ||
| Medicine | 82 | 25.5 |
| Public health officer | 91 | 28.3 |
| Nurse | 72 | 22.4 |
| Midwifery | 40 | 12.4 |
| Psychiatry | 25 | 7.8 |
| Medical laboratory | 12 | 3.7 |
| Year of study | ||
| Second year | 39 | 12.1 |
| Third year | 86 | 26.7 |
| Fourth year | 163 | 50.6 |
| Fifth year | 18 | 5.6 |
| Sixth year | 16 | 5.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 307 | 95.3 |
| Married | 10 | 3.1 |
| Divorced | 5 | 1.6 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 179 | 55.6 |
| Semi-urban | 73 | 22.7 |
| Rural | 70 | 21.7 |