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. 2019 Nov 14;19:423. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1859-5

Table 2.

Academic characteristics of undergraduate medical students at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 390)

Variable Category Frequency Percentage

Grade

Point average

Mean Standard deviation
3.38 ±0.48
Maternal educational status Less than primary 40 10.3
primary 73 18.7
secondary 85 21.8
tertiary and above 192 49.2
Examination type oral exam 295 75.6
written exam 95 24.4
Excessive course load Yes 168 43.1
No 222 56.9
Enough revision time No 73.8 73.8
Yes 26.2 26.2
Study plan No 297 76.2
Yes 93 23.8