Table 1 Socio-demographics of Ethiopian university students
From: Psychometric properties of the perceived stress scale in Ethiopian university students
Characteristics | Mean ± SD/ Frequency (Percentage) |
|---|---|
Age (yr) | 21.8 ± 3.8 |
Attendance (%) | |
Up to 80 | 49(12.7%) |
80–90 | 39(10.1%) |
90–100 | 299(77.3%) |
Athletic activity (min/day) | |
No activity | 145(37.5%) |
Less than 60 | 51(13.2%) |
60–120 | 151(39%) |
More than 120 | 40(10.3%) |
BMI (Kg/m2) | |
Underweight | 66(17.1%) |
Normal | 286(73.9%) |
Overweight | 27(7.0%) |
Obese | 8(2.1%) |
Gender | |
Male | 321(82.9%) |
Female | 66(17.1%) |
Grade point average (at last semester examination) | |
C | 94(24.3%) |
C+ | 43(11.1%) |
B- | 24(6.2%) |
B | 107(27.6%) |
B+ | 58(15.0%) |
A- | 52(13.4%) |
A/A+ | 5(1.3%) |
Un-reported | 4(1.0%) |
Religion | |
Christianity | |
Catholic | 1(0.3%) |
Orthodox | 187(48.3%) |
Protestants | 122(31.5%) |
Islam | 68(17.8%) |
Others | 9(2.3%) |
Monthly Family Income (In Birr) | |
Very Low (less than 445) | 41(10.6%) |
Low (446–1200) | 67(17.3%) |
Average (1201–2500) | 53(13.7%) |
Above average (2501–3500) | 30(7.8%) |
High (greater than 3500) | 72(18.6%) |
Unknown | 124(32.0%) |
GAD-7 scale | 7.2 ± 4.9 |
PSS | |
PSS-10:Factor-1 | 10.72 ± 4.74 |
PSS-10:Factor-2 | 7.35 ± 3.25 |
PSS-10:total | 18.07 ± 4.72 |
PSS-4: total | 7.14 ± 2.43 |
Substance use | |
Alcohol | |
No | 364(94.1%) |
Yes | 23(5.9%) |
Chat Chewing | |
No | 370(95.6%) |
Yes | 17(4.4%) |
Cigarette | |
No | 385(99.5) |
Yes | 2(0.5%) |