Table 2.
Description of the demographic data of the participants from medical and dental students at preclinical years at UQU
| Interventional group | Control group | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) n = 155 | No. (%) n = 162 | No. (%) n = 317 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 68 (43.9) | 76 (46.9) | 144 (45.4) |
| Female | 87 (56.1) | 86 (53.1) | 173 (54.6) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 153 (98.7) | 157 (96.9) | 310 (97.8) |
| Married | 2 (1.3) | 5 (3.1) | 7 (2.2) |
| Family income | |||
| Lowa | 46 (29.7) | 61 (37.7) | 107 (33.8) |
| Highb | 109 (70.3) | 101 (62.3) | 210 (66.2) |
| Nationality | |||
| Saudi | 151 (97.4) | 160 (98.8) | 311 (98.1) |
| Non-Saudi | 4 (2.6) | 2 (1.2) | 6 (1.9) |
| Academic year | |||
| 2nd year | 75 (48.4) | 79 (48.8) | 154 (48.6) |
| 3rd year | 80 (51.6) | 83 (51.2) | 163 (51.4) |
| Faculty | |||
| Medicine | 126 (81.3) | 133 (82.1) | 259 (81.7) |
| Dentistry | 29 (18.7) | 29 (17.9) | 58 (18.3) |
aLow family income: less than 10,000 Saudi Riyal/ month (2,666.67 U.S dollar)
bHigh family income: more than 10,000 Saudi Riyal/ month (2,666.67 U.S dollar)
Note: Using Chi-square and Fisher’s exact test for cells count less than 5, there was no significant difference in the demographic variables between the two groups