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Participants' background information.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 345 | 57.2% |
| Male | 258 | 42.8% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Sinhalese | 509 | 84.4% |
| Tamil | 53 | 8.8% |
| Muslim | 26 | 4.3% |
| Bhutanese | 11 | 1.8 |
| Burger | 4 | 0.7% |
| Religion | ||
| Buddhism | 486 | 80.6% |
| Hinduism | 48 | 8.0% |
| Christianity | 40 | 6.6% |
| Islam | 23 | 3.8% |
| Other | 6 | 1.0% |
| Year of Medical school | ||
| 1st year | 95 | 15.8% |
| 2nd year | 95 | 15.8% |
| 3rd year | 200 | 33.2% |
| 4th year | 103 | 17.1% |
| Final/5th year | 110 | 18.2% |
