Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 988).
| Characteristics | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 274 | 27.7 |
| Female | 714 | 72.3 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–19 | 396 | 40.1 |
| 20–22 | 502 | 50.8 |
| 23–25 | 82 | 8.3 |
| 25–26 | 08 | 0.8 |
| Degree Course | ||
| Medical (MBBS) | 430 | 43.5 |
| Dental (BDS) | 276 | 27.9 |
| Nursing | 208 | 21.1 |
| MLT | 74 | 7.5 |
| Year of Course | ||
| First Year | 318 | 32.2 |
| Second Year | 243 | 24.6 |
| Third Year | 227 | 23.0 |
| Fourth Year | 129 | 13.1 |
| Internship | 71 | 7.2 |
| Smokinga | ||
| Smoker | 65 | 6.6 |
| Non-smoker | 919 | 93.0 |
| Drinking statusb | ||
| Drinks alcohol | 127 | 12.9 |
| Does not drink alcohol | 857 | 86.7 |
| Economic statusc | ||
| High & Middle-High | 152 | 15.4 |
| Middle | 786 | 79.6 |
| Middle-low and Low | 30 | 3.0 |
| Locationd | ||
| Urban | 551 | 55.8 |
| Rural | 396 | 40.1 |
| Father’s professione | ||
| Doctor/healthcare provider | 113 | 11.4 |
| Public employed | 299 | 30.3 |
| Self-employed | 491 | 49.7 |
| Retired/unemployed | 65 | 6.6 |
| Mother’s Professionf | ||
| Doctor/healthcare provider | 102 | 10.3 |
| Public employed | 187 | 18.9 |
| Self-employed | 95 | 9.6 |
| Retired/unemployed | 595 | 60.2 |
| Marital Statusg | ||
| Single | 899 | 91.0 |
| Married | 10 | 1.0 |
| Dating | 68 | 6.9 |
| Sexual statush | ||
| No sexual experience | 934 | 94.5 |
| Sexual experience with contraceptive | 31 | 3.1 |
| Sexual experience without contraceptive | 17 | 1.7 |
a,b,c,d,e,f,g,hMissing data for 4, 4, 20, 41, 20, 9, 11 and 6 students respectively;
Abbreviations: MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery; MLT – Medical Laboratory Technology