Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of medical and health science students attending Wolkite University, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 420).

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Gender	Female	171	40.7
	Male	249	59.3
Age	≤23	324	77.1
	>24	96	22.9
Residence	Rural	227	54.0
	Urban	193	46.0
Marital status	Single	389	92.6
	Married /engaged	31	7.4
Mother educational status	No formal education	121	28.8
	Primary education	198	47.1
	Secondary and above	101	24.1
Father educational status	No formal education	92	21.9
	Primary	203	48.3
	Secondary and above	125	29.8
Department	Medicine	122	29.0
	Public health	65	15.5
	Midwifery	60	14.3
	Nursing	124	29.5
	Medical laboratory	49	11.7
Academic year	2nd year	108	25.7
	3rd year	132	31.4
	4th year	145	34.5
	5th year	35	8.3