TABLE 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of students.

Characteristics	N (%)
	Nursing students	Physiotherapy students	Medical students
Year of study
4th nursing and physiotherapy students/5th medical students	56 (49.6)	86 (49.7)	201 (54.6)
5th nursing and physiotherapy students/6th medical students	57 (50.4)	87 (50.3)	167 (45.4)
Gender
Female	104 (92)	136 (78.6)	223 (60.6)
Male	9 (8)	37 (21.4)	145 (39.6)
Have you ever met a person suffering from RD
Yes	38 (33.6)	83 (48)	268 (72.8)
No	54 (47.8)	46 (26.6)	65 (17.7)
I do not know	21 (18.6)	44 (25.4)	35 (9.5)
Is anyone in your family suffering from RD?
Yes	4 (3.5)	14 (8.1)	25 (6.8)
No	99 (87.6)	141 (81.5)	292 (79.4)
I do not know	10 (8.9)	18 (10.4)	47 (12.8)