Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and academic information of participants
| Female students (n = 881) | Male students (n = 263) | All (n = 1144) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.5 | |
| Religion | Religious | 659 (74.8) | 191 (72.6) | 850 (74.3) |
| Nonreligious | 217 (24.6) | 68 (25.9) | 285 (24.9) | |
| Not specified | 5 (0.6) | 4 (1.5) | 9 (0.8) | |
| Number of semesters | Range | 1-30 | 1-18 | 1-30 |
| Mean | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.6 | |
| University | Leibniz University Hannover | 126 (14.3) | 54 (20.5) | 180 (15.7) |
| Hannover Medical School | 405(46.0) | 153 (58.2) | 558 (48.8) | |
| University of Veterinary | ||||
| Medicine Hannover | 328 (37.2) | 44 (16.7) | 372 (32.5) | |
| Hannover University of Music, | ||||
| Drama and Media | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (0.3) | |
| University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover | 4 (0.5) | 2 (0.8) | 6 (0.5) | |
| Not specified | 16 (1.8) | 9 (3.4) | 25 (2.2) | |
| University course/faculty | Human medicine | 331 (37.6) | 125 (47.5) | 456 (39.9) |
| Dental medicine | 45 (5.1) | 14 (5.3) | 59 (5.2) | |
| Veterinary medicine | 297 (33.7) | 40 (15.2) | 337 (29.5) | |
| Faculty of architecture and landscape sciences | 86 (9.8) | 35 (13.3) | 121 (10.6) | |
| Faculty of natural sciences | 28 (3.2) | 15(5.7) | 43 (3.8) | |
| Others | 72 (8.2) | 22 (8.4) | 94 (8.2) | |
| Not specified | 22 (2.5) | 12 (4.6) | 34 (3.0) | |
| Expected degree | Bachelor’s degree | 56 (6.4) | 25 (9.5) | 81 (7.1) |
| Master’s degree | 96 (10.9) | 35 (13.3) | 131 (11.5) | |
| State examination | 604 (68.6) | 170 (64.6) | 774 (67.7) | |
| Doctorate | 81 (9.2) | 13 (4.9) | 94 (8.2) | |
| Ph.D. | 20 (2.3) | 7 (2.7) | 27 (2.4) | |
| Not specified | 24 (2.7) | 13 (4.9) | 37 (3.2) | |
Data are expressed as n (%)