Table 1.
Degree of perceived stress assessed by 14-item Perceived Stress Scale, depending on different characteristics of examined students.
| Perceived stress degree | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Low n (%) | Moderate n (%) | High n (%) | P-value |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 46 (39.3) | 84 (28.8) | 1 (14.3) | 0.046 |
| Female | 71 (60.7) | 218 (71.2 ) | 6 (85.7) | |
| Study program | ||||
| Medicine | 29 (27.8) | 114 (37.7) | 4 (51.1) | 0.035 |
| Dentistry | 46 (39.3) | 73 (24.2) | 2 (28.6) | |
| Speech therapy | 23 (19.7) | 68 (22.5) | 1(14.3) | |
| Nursing | 19 (16.2 ) | 47 (15.6) | 0 | |
| Year of study | ||||
| Y1 | 41 (35.0) | 120 (39.7) | 1 (14.3) | 0.313 |
| Y2 | 24 (20.5) | 78 (25.8) | 3 (42.9) | |
| Y3 | 21 (17.9) | 39 (12.9) | 0 | |
| Y4 | 11 (9.4) | 21 (7.0) | 0 | |
| Y5 | 10 (8.5) | 23 (7.6) | 2 (28.6) | |
| Y6 | 10 (8.5) | 21 (7.0 ) | 1(14.3) | |
| Place of birth | ||||
| Urban | 91 (77.8) | 226 (74.8) | 6 (85.7) | 0.892 |
| Rural | 26 (22.2) | 75 (24.8) | 1 (14.1) | |
| Financial status | ||||
| Good | 107 (91.5) | 258 (85.4) | 5 (71.4) | 0.125 |
| Poor | 10 (8.5) | 44 (14.6) | 2 (28.6) | |
| Social support | ||||
| Good | 116 (99.1) | 292 (96.7) | 6 (85.7) | 0.071 |
| Poor | 1(0.9) | 10 (3.3) | 1 (14.3) | |