Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of Medical and Health Science students of UoG, northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 383)
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | Mean(±SD) = 20.79 ± 1.83, minimum = 18 and maximum =3 | |||
| Monthly pocket money | Mean (±SD) = 689.3 ± 503.6, minimum = 50 and maximum = 3800 | |||
| Sex | Male | 268 | 69.97 | |
| Female | 115 | 30.03 | ||
| Residence before coming to University | Urban | 224 | 58.49 | |
| Rural | 159 | 41.51 | ||
| Field of study | Medicine | 81 | 21.15 | |
| Health sciences | Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety | 108 | 28.2 | |
| Health informatics | 21 | 5.48 | ||
| Health officer | 21 | 5.48 | ||
| Medical laboratory | 36 | 9.40 | ||
| Nursing | 28 | 7.31 | ||
| Pharmacy | 42 | 10.97 | ||
| Psychiatry | 33 | 8.62 | ||
| Physiotherapy | 13 | 3.39 | ||
| Cigarette smoking | No | 359 | 93.73 | |
| Yes | 24 | 6.27 | ||
| Religion | Orthodox | 319 | 83.29 | |
| Muslim | 24 | 6.27 | ||
| Protestant | 35 | 9.14 | ||
| Catholic | 5 | 1.30 | ||
| Year of study | First | 148 | 38.64 | |
| Second-year and above | 235 | 61.36 | ||
| Night sleep behavior disorder | No | 206 | 53.79 | |
| Yes | 177 | 46.21 | ||
| Depression | No | 250 | 65.27 | |
| Yes | 133 | 34.73 | ||
| Stress | No | 72 | 18.80 | |
| Yes | 311 | 81.20 | ||
| Excessive daytime sleepiness | No | 264 | 68.93 | |
| Yes | 119 | 31.07 | ||
SD Standard deviation