Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics
Age | ||
Age group | Frequency | Percentage |
 19–25 | 229 | 92.7% |
 26–30 | 16 | 6.5% |
 31 and older | 2 | 0.8% |
Gender | ||
Gender | Frequency | Percentage |
 Male | 71 | 28.7% |
 Female | 176 | 71.3% |
Occupational status | ||
Occupation | Frequency | Percentage |
 Working in the medical field | 50 | 20.0% |
 Working in a non-medical field | 27 | 11.0% |
 Unemployed | 170 | 69.0% |
University department of the respondents | ||
Department | Frequency | Percentage |
 Medicine | 25 | 10.1% |
 Clinical Laboratory | 81 | 32.8% |
 Nursing | 58 | 23.5% |
 Midwifery | 49 | 19.8% |
 Clinical Officer | 22 | 8.9% |
 Dentistry | 12 | 4.9% |
Current year of study | ||
Year | Frequency | Percentage |
 Third year | 91 | 36.8% |
 Fourth year | 132 | 53.4% |
 Fifth year | 13 | 5.3% |
 Sixth year | 11 | 4.5% |
Monthly income | ||
Income | Frequency | Percentage |
 Less than $100 | 91 | 37.1% |
 $100–150 | 83 | 33.9% |
 $151–250 | 37 | 15.1% |
  > $250 | 34 | 13.9% |
Marital status | ||
Marital status | Frequency | Percentage |
 Married | 27 | 10.9% |
 Single | 220 | 89.1% |