Table 1.

Socio-demographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics of medicine and health science students of Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, southern Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables		Frequency	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male	188	72.9
	Female	70	27.1
Age	Less than 24	172	66.6
	24 and above	86	33.3
Category of students	Clinical and OHS students	193	74.8
	Medical intern	65	25.2
Mean exposure to hospital	Less than 6 months	98	38.0
	6 months to 1 year	60	23.3
	1 to 2 years	35	13.6
	Greater than 2 years	65	25.1
Nose picking habit	Yes	125	48.4
	No	133	51.6
Use of gloves while handling patients	Always	63	24.4
	Sometimes	140	54.3
	Rarely	55	21.3
Antibiotic use (last three months)	Yes	13	5.0
	No	245	95.0
Ways of antibiotic usage	Full course	257	99.6
	Incomplete course	1	0.4
Visiting gymnasium	Yes	64	24.8
	No	194	75.2
Sharing of clothing	Yes	65	25.2
	No	193	74.8
Participate in invasive procedures	Yes	150	58.1
	No	108	41.9