[Table/Fig-1]:

Socio-demographic characteristics of participant dental student

Variables; n = 89		No. (%)
Gender	Male	53 (59.6)
	Female	36 (40.4)
Age	18-20	06 (6.7)
	21-24	70 (78.7)
	25-29	13 (14.6)
Habitat (permanent)	urban	24 (27.0)
	Rural	65 (70.0)
Monthly family income (Rs.)	< 20000	35 (39.3)
	20000-30000	14 (15.7)
	>30000	40 (44.9)
Academic achievement as per students’ opinion	Good	37 (41.6)
	Medium	25 (28.1)
	Poor	27 (30.3)
Positive event in recent past	Absent	53 (59.6)
	Present	36 (40.4)
Negative event in recent past	Absent	46 (51.7)
	Present	43 (48.3)