Table 1.
Socio-demographic and academic characteristics of Samara university students, Northeast Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 404).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
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| Sex | ||
| Male | 230 | 56.9 |
| Female | 174 | 43.1 |
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| Age | ||
| ≤21 years | 255 | 63.1 |
| >21 years | 149 | 36.9 |
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| Marital status | ||
| Single | 380 | 94.1 |
| Married | 18 | 4.5 |
| Divorced | 6 | 1.5 |
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| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 242 | 59.9 |
| Muslim | 102 | 25.2 |
| Protestant | 51 | 12.6 |
| Other | 9 | 2.2 |
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| Origin of residence | ||
| Rural | 219 | 54.2 |
| Urban | 185 | 45.8 |
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| College | ||
| Engineering and technology | 97 | 24.0 |
| Veterinary medicine | 55 | 13.6 |
| Business and economics | 51 | 12.6 |
| Law school | 50 | 12.4 |
| Medical and health sciences | 49 | 12.1 |
| Natural and computational science | 41 | 10.1 |
| Social science and humanity | 35 | 8.7 |
| Dryland agriculture | 26 | 6.4 |
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| Year of study | ||
| 1st year | 98 | 24.3 |
| 2nd year | 152 | 37.6 |
| 3rd year | 83 | 20.5 |
| 4th year | 15 | 3.7 |
| 5th year | 46 | 11.4 |
| 6th year | 10 | 2.5 |
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| CGPA | ||
| >3.5 | 76 | 18.8 |
| 3.00–3.49 | 129 | 31.9 |
| 2.50–2.99 | 121 | 30.0 |
| 2.00–2.49 | 77 | 19.1 |
| <1.99 | 1 | 0.2 |
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| Family history of mental distress | ||
| Yes | 99 | 24.5 |
| No | 305 | 75.5 |
CGPA: Cumulative grade point average.