Table 1. Descriptive characteristics by dream enactment behavior of Medical students of University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021.
| Variables | Study sample (N = 412) | Dream enactment behavior | X2/t-test p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | ||||
| Sex [f (%)] | Male | 291 (70.63) | 186 (63.92) | 105 (36.08) | 0.284 |
| Female | 121 (29.37) | 84 (69.42) | 37 (30.58) | ||
| Study year [f (%)] | First-year | 160 (38.83) | 102 (63.75) | 58 (36.25) | 0.544 |
| ≥Second | 252 (61.17) | 168 (66.67) | 84 (33.33) | ||
| Religion [f (%)] | Orthodox | 340 (82.52) | 216(63.53) | 124 (36.47) | 0.342 |
| Protestant | 37 (8.98) | 32 (86.49) | 5 (13.51) | ||
| Muslim | 26 (6.31) | 17 (65.38) | 9 (34.62) | ||
| Others | 9 (2.18) | 5 (55.56) | 4 (44.44) | ||
| Perceived stress [f (%)] | No (scored <15) | 73 (17.72) | 64 (87.67) | 9 (12.33) | 0.000 |
| Yes (scored ≥15) | 339 (82.28) | 206 (60.77) | 133 (39.23) | ||
| Facebook use [f (%)] | No | 158 (38.35) | 102 (64.56) | 56 (35.44) | 0.742 |
| Yes | 254 (61.65) | 168 (66.14) | 86 (33.86) | ||
| Alcohol drinks [f (%)] | No | 386 (93.69) | 260 (67.36) | 126 (32.64) | 0.003 |
| Yes | 26 (6.31) | 10 (38.46) | 16 (61.54) | ||
| Age in years c, mean (SD), range | 20.82 (1.88), 18–34 | 20.58 (1.70) | 21.27 (2.12) | 0.0004 | |
| Pocket money (ETB) c, mean (SD), range | 684.7(507.6), 100–3000 | 750.6 (570.8) | 559.5(324.6) | 0.0003 | |
| Epworth sleepiness score c, mean (SD), range | 8.69 (4.70), 0–24 | 7.80 (4.17) | 10.34 (5.19) | 0.000 | |
| Perceived stress score c, mean (SD), range | 18.58 (4.97), 1–38 | 17.47 (4.76) | 20.69 (4.69) | 0.000 | |
f = Frequency, c = continuous variable, ETB = Ethiopian birr, SD = Standard deviation.