Table 1 Description of sociodemographic characteristics of study participants* (n = 165)
From: Challenges facing international students at Iranian universities: a cross-sectional survey
Variable | Number– Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Median = 24.00 SD = 4.587 years | ||
Gender | Male | 84 (50.9) | |
Female | 81 (49.1) | ||
Marital status | Single | 143 (86.7) | |
Married and living with spouse | 14 (8.5) | ||
Married away from spouse | 6 (3.6) | ||
| Â | Others | 2 (1.2) | |
Having any child | Yes | 15 (9.1) | |
No | 150 (90.9) | ||
Country of origin | India | 84 (50.9) | |
Nigeria | 19 (11.5) | ||
Ghana | 6 (3.6) | ||
Others | 56 (34) | ||
Major | Medical Doctor | 117 (70.9) | |
Dentistry | 13 (7.9) | ||
Others | 35 (21.2) | ||
Educational level | Bachelor | 133 (80.6) | |
Master | 14 (8.5) | ||
Doctor of Philosophy | 17 (10.3) | ||
Short course | 1 (0.6) | ||
School of study at TUMS | Medicine | 119 (72.1) | |
Dentistry | 13 (7.9) | ||
Public Health | 10 (6.1) | ||
Nursing | 7 (4.2) | ||
| Â | Others | 16 (9.7) | |
Length of study at TUMS | < 1 year | 11 (6.7) | |
2–3 years | 35 (21.2) | ||
|  | > 3 years | 119 (72.1) | |
Having earlier university degree | Yes | 39 (23.6) | |
No | 126 (76.4) | ||
Place of residence | Dormitory | 147 (89.1) | |
Renting a house | 15 (9.1) | ||
Owing a house | 2 (1.2) | ||
Others | 1 (0.6) | ||