Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of medical and non-medical students (n=649)
| Variables | Totala No. (%) | Medical No. (%) | Non-medicalb No. (%) | p-valuec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender: | No. (%) | No. (%) | 0.298 | |
| Male | 314 (48.5) | 105 (51.5) | 209 (47.1) | |
| Female | 334 (51.5) | 99 (48.5) | 235 (52.9) | |
| Marital status: | 0.023 | |||
| Single | 636 (98.3) | 204 (100.0) | 432 (97.5) | |
| Married | 11 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 11 (2.5) | |
| Family in health care: | 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 124 (19.2) | 54 (26.5) | 70 (15.9) | |
| No | 521 (80.8) | 150 (73.5) | 371 (84.1) | |
| Year of study: | <0.001 | |||
| 1 | 272 (42.1) | 56 (27.5) | 217 (48.8) | |
| 2 | 146 (22.5) | 38 (18.6) | 108 (24.3) | |
| 3 | 157 (24.2) | 39 (19.1) | 118 (26.5) | |
| 4 | 35 (5.4) | 33 (16.2) | 2 (0.4) | |
| 5 | 38 (5.9) | 38 (18.6) | 0 (0) | |
| Examination grade: | <0.001 | |||
| 1 or A | 98 (19.8) | 11 (5.4) | 87 (29.9) | |
| 2 or B | 246 (49.7) | 107 (52.5) | 139 (47.8) | |
| 3 or C | 138 (27.9) | 86 (42.2) | 52 (17.9) | |
| 4 | 13 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 13 (4.5) | |
| Admission type: | <0.001 | |||
| Cadet Officer | 117 (18.5) | 110 (53.9) | 7 (1.6) | |
| Territorial Army | 371 (58.7) | 26 (12.7) | 345 (80.6) | |
| Civil | 144 (22.8) | 68 (33.3) | 76 (17.8) | |
| Allowance: | <0.001 | |||
| <RM500 | 327 (65.0) | 73 (35.8) | 254 (84.9) | |
| RM500–RM1,000 | 52 (10.3) | 10 (4.9) | 42 (14.0) | |
| RM1,001–RM2,000 | 105 (20.9) | 102 (50.0) | 3 (1.0) | |
| >RM2,000 | 6 (1.2) | 6 (2.9) | 0 (0) | |
| Others | 13 (2.6) | 13 (6.4) | 0 (0) | |
| Health insurance: | <0.001 | |||
| None | 110 (30.0) | 80 (39.2) | 30 (18.4) | |
| Free medical care | 84 (22.9) | 44 (21.6) | 40 (24.5) | |
| Various type | 173 (47.1) | 80 (39.2) | 93 (57.1) |
aWith some missing values. bFDSM, FE, FDST, and LC. cChi-square test between medical and non-medical faculties (b).
Abbreviations: FDSM, Faculty of Defence Studies and Management; FE, Faculty of Engineering; FDST, Faculty of Defence Sciences and Technology; LC, Language Center; RM, Malaysian Ringgit.