Table 3. Suicidal behaviour rate by demographic characteristics.
| Variable | Suicidal Behaviour | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 7 | 4.6 | 0.610 | |
| Female | 11 | 3.6 | ||
| Age Years | ||||
| 20 or 21 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.927 | |
| 22 | 7 | 3.8 | ||
| 23 | 7 | 5.0 | ||
| 24 or 25 | 2 | 4.5 | ||
| 26 to 30 | 1 | 3.4 | ||
| more than 30 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Year in Medical School | ||||
| Fourth | 4 | 3.0 | 0.508 | |
| Fifth | 14 | 4.3 | ||
| Civil Status | ||||
| Single | 17 | 4.0 | 0.986 | |
| Married | 1 | 3.1 | ||
| Divorced | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Widow | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Household | ||||
| Alone | 9 | 12.2 | 0.001† | |
| Original Family | 4 | 1.9 | ||
| Girl/boyfriend/husband/wife | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Friends/colleagues | 5 | 3.6 | ||
| Smoker | ||||
| No | 18 | 4.1 | 0.217 | |
| Yes | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Previous University Degree | ||||
| No | 18 | 4.4 | 0.138 | |
| Yes | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Physical Health | ||||
| Poor | 2 | 28.6 | 0.001† | |
| Average | 9 | 7.9 | ||
| Good | 7 | 2.1 | ||
| Economic Status | ||||
| Poor | 2 | 18.2 | 0.010* | |
| Average | 11 | 5.4 | ||
| Good | 5 | 2.1 | ||
| Belief in God | ||||
| No | 9 | 4.5 | 0.566 | |
| Yes | 9 | 3.5 | ||
| Specialty Intend to Choose | ||||
| Medical | 5 | 3.4 | 0.446 | |
| Surgical | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| Psychiatry | 1 | 9.1 | ||
| GP | 2 | 5.6 | ||
| Paediatrics | 3 | 6.5 | ||
| Obstetrics | 2 | 5.4 | ||
| Unknown | 1 | 2.0 | ||
| Ophthalmology/ORL | 2 | 13.3 | ||
| Others | 0 | 0.0 | ||
*Statistically significant at p<0.05. †Statistically significant at pp<0.01.