Table 1.
Selected background characteristics of the study population.
| Characteristics | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Age group (n = 3217) | |||
| Less than 20 years | 359 (19.2) | 255 (19.0) | 614 (16.3) |
| 20-21 years | 927 (49.5) | 679 (50.2) | 1606 (42.7) |
| 22-23 years | 490 (26.2) | 340 (25.3) | 830 (22.1) |
| 24 years or older | 97 (5.2) | 70 (5.2) | 167 (4.4) |
| College (n = 3764) | |||
| Health-related | 600 (27.7) | 331 (20.7) | 931 (24.7) |
| Arts and humanities | 546 (25.2) | 834 (52.2) | 1380 (36.7) |
| Other scientific | 1019 (47.1) | 434 (27.1) | 1453 (38.6) |
| Area of residence | |||
| Rural | 1017 (47.0) | 532 (33.3) | 1549 (41.2) |
| Urban | 1148 (53.0) | 1067 (66.7) | 2215 (58.8) |
| Marital status (n = 3764) | |||
| Married | 98 (4.7) | 243 (15.6) | 341 (9.1) |
| Single | 1967 (94.3) | 1288 (82.6) | 3255 (86.5) |
| Divorced | 20 (0.0) | 24 (1.5) | 44 (1.2) |
| Widowed | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.3) | 5 (0.1) |
| Father's education level (n = 3764) | |||
| Illiterate | 355 (16.8) | 202 (12.6) | 557 (14.8) |
| Primary | 586 (27.7) | 395 (25.3) | 981 (26.1) |
| Intermediate | 292 (13.8) | 303 (19.4) | 595 (15.8) |
| Secondary | 295 (14.0) | 226 (14.5) | 521 (13.8) |
| University or higher | 584 (27.7) | 437 (28.0) | 1021 (27.1) |
| Mother's education level (n = 3764) | |||
| Illiterate | 890 (41.9) | 569 (36.4) | 1459 (38.8) |
| Primary | 592 (27.8) | 476 (30.5) | 1068 (28.4) |
| Intermediate | 226 (10.6) | 193 (12.3) | 419 (11.1) |
| Secondary | 170 (8.0) | 136 (8.7) | 306 (8.1) |
| University or higher | 248 (11.7) | 189 (12.1) | 437 (11.6) |
|
| |||
| Total | 2165 (57.5) | 1599 (42.5) | 3764 (100) |