Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of 251 final year medical students in Uganda’s universities, 2012–13

Variable	Categories	N (251)	Percentage
Institution:	MakCHS*	99	39.4 %
	MUST**	54	21.5 %
	Gulu	59	23.5 %
	KIU***	39	15.5 %
Sex	females	66	26.3 %
	males	185	73.7 %
Marital status	Single	229	91.2 %
	Married	20	8.0 %
	Divorced	1	0.4 %
	Widowed	1	0.4 %
Perceived Socio-Economic Status	Poor	22	8.8 %
	Low-middle class	135	54.2 %
	Upper middle class	84	33.7 %
	Upper class	8	3.2 %

^*Makerere University College of Health sciences

^**Mbarara University of Science and Technology

^***Kampala International University