Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of students
| Socio-demographic variables | Number of students who never missed class per semester (%) | Number of students who had missed class 1 to 3 times per semester (%) | Number of students who had missed class 4 times and above per semester (%) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex |
Male |
248 (25.8) |
376 (39.2) |
336 (35.0) |
960 (78.8%) |
| Female |
51 (19.7) |
107 (41.3) |
101 (39.0) |
259 (21.2%) |
|
| Where they grew up |
Urban area |
137 (20.1) |
247 (36.2) |
299 (43.8) |
683 (57.7%) |
| Rural area |
150 (29.9) |
220 (43.9) |
131 (26.1) |
501 (42.3%) |
|
| Religion |
Orthodox |
174 (24.6) |
280 (39.5) |
254 (35.9) |
708 (58.4%) |
| Protestant |
88 (27.4) |
127 (39.6) |
106 (33.0) |
321 (26.4%) |
|
| Muslim |
23 (16.9) |
60 (44.1) |
53 (39.0) |
136 (11.2%) |
|
| Other |
9 (18.8) |
16 (33.3) |
23 (47.9) |
48 (4%) |
|
| High school |
Public school |
263 (27.6) |
389 (40.8) |
301 (31.6) |
953 (79.1%) |
| Private school |
24 (10.6) |
87 (38.3) |
116 (51.1) |
227 (18.8%) |
|
| Missionary school |
6 (23.1) |
3 (11.5) |
17 (65.4) |
26 (2.2%) |
|
| University entrance examination score range |
Excellent |
42 (17.4) |
89 (36.8) |
111 (45.9) |
242 (21.5%) |
| Very good |
140 (26.6) |
215 (40.8) |
172 (32.6) |
527 (47%) |
|
| Good |
83 (25.9) |
141 (43.9) |
97 (30.2) |
321 (28.5%) |
|
| Fair |
6 (27.3) |
8 (36.4) |
8 (36.4) |
22 (2%) |
|
| Poor |
3 (25.0) |
2 (16.7) |
7 (58.3) |
12 (1%) |
|
| Students mother education level |
No education |
112 (27.3) |
181 (44.0) |
118 (28.7) |
411 (34.4%) |
| Primary |
90 (27.2) |
130 (39.3) |
111 (33.5) |
331 (27.7%) |
|
| Secondary |
44 (22.0) |
75 (37.5) |
81 (40.5) |
200 (16.7%) |
|
| Diploma |
24 (15.8) |
50 (32.9) |
78 (51.3) |
152 (12.6%) |
|
| Degree |
21 (20.6) |
40 (39.2) |
41 (40.2) |
102 (8.5%) |
|
| Student’s father education level |
No education |
82 (27.2) |
132 (43.9) |
87 (28.9) |
301 (25.2%) |
| Primary |
84 (28.7) |
121 (41.3) |
88 (30.0) |
293 (24.5%) |
|
| Secondary |
44 (23.0) |
83 (43.5) |
64 (33.5) |
191 (16%) |
|
| Diploma |
35 (20.3) |
59 (34.3) |
78 (45.3) |
172 (14.3%) |
|
| Degree |
45 (18.8) |
86 (36.0) |
108 (45.2) |
239 (20%) |
|
| Current residence |
In the university’s dormitory |
271 (24.2) |
452 (40.3) |
398 (35.5) |
1121 (92.6%) |
| Outside the campus at rental house |
19 (33.9) |
21 (37.5) |
16 (28.6) |
56 (4.6%) |
|
| Outside the campus with family |
7 (21.2) |
9 (27.3) |
17 (51.5) |
33 (2.7%) |
|
| Money they get monthly from family or relatives |
Less than 100 birr |
36 (31.6) |
49 (43.0) |
29 (25.4) |
114 (9.6%) |
| 100-200 birr |
56 (25.9) |
104 (48.1) |
56 (25.9) |
216 (18.1%) |
|
| 200-300 birr |
80 (29.6) |
105 (38.9) |
85 (31.5) |
270 (22.6%) |
|
| 300-500 birr |
96 (23.2) |
164 (39.7) |
153 (37.1) |
413 (34.6%) |
|
| More than 500 birr |
26 (14.4) |
56 (31.1) |
98 (54.4) |
180 (15.1%) |
|
| Place to have meal |
At the university’s cafeteria (cafe) |
258 (26.6) |
391 (40.3) |
321 (33.1) |
970 (80.4%) |
| Non-café |
38 (16.1) |
89 (37.7) |
109 (46.2) |
236 (19.6%) |
|
| Field of study |
Medicine |
41 (9.6) |
131 (30.8) |
253 (59.5) |
425 (35.1%) |
| Nursing |
58 (30.7) |
90 (47.6) |
41 (21.7) |
189 (15.7%) |
|
| Midwifery |
38 (31.4) |
55 (45.5) |
28 (23.1) |
121 (10%) |
|
| Medical laboratory technology |
36 (37.5) |
39 (40.6) |
21 (21.9) |
96 (8%) |
|
| Health officer |
97 (34.6) |
117 (41.8) |
66 (23.6) |
280 (23.2%) |
|
| Optometry |
15 (24.2) |
30 (48.4) |
17 (27.4) |
62 (5.1%) |
|
| Environmental |
11 (31.4) |
20 (57.1) |
4 (11.4) |
35 (2.9%) |
|
| Joined the field of study as per choice |
Yes |
202 (23.5) |
334 (38.8) |
325 (37.7) |
861 (70.5%) |
| No |
96 (27.4) |
149 (42.5) |
106 (30.2) |
351 (29.5%) |
|
| Like their field of study |
Yes |
229 (25.3) |
363 (40.1) |
313 (34.6) |
905 (75%) |
| No |
67 (22.1) |
118 (38.9) |
118 (38.9) |
303 (25%) |
|
| Year of study |
1st year |
51 (37.2) |
70 (51.1) |
16 (11.7) |
137 (11.3%) |
| 2nd year |
86 (24.1) |
167 (46.8) |
104 (29.1) |
357 (29.4%) |
|
| 3rd year |
66 (23.2) |
111 (38.9) |
108 (37.9) |
285 (23.4%) |
|
| 4th year |
83 (23.6) |
109 (31.1) |
159 (45.3) |
351 (28.9%) |
|
| 5th year |
13 (14.9) |
26 (29.9) |
48 (55.2) |
87 (7.2%) |
|
| Social drug use |
Khat |
13 (19.4) |
25 (37.3) |
29 (43.3) |
67 (5.7%) |
| Cigarette |
5 (26.3) |
3 (15.8) |
11 (57.9) |
19 (1.6%) |
|
| Shisha |
2 (15.4) |
0 (0.0) |
11 (84.6) |
13 (1.1%) |
|
| Alcohol |
11 (23.9) |
19 (41.3) |
16 (34.8) |
46 (3.9%) |
|
| Marijuana/hashish |
1 (8.3) |
2 (16.7) |
9 (75.0) |
12 (1%) |
|
| Never used | 256 (25.4) | 420 (41.6) | 333 (33.0) | 1009 (86.5%) | |