Table 1 Demographics and social-cultural characteristics of the sample
Age | Gender | Religious belief | Geographic area | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | Yes | No | North | Centre | South | ||
Medical Students (N = 129) | 22.1 ± 3.4 | 42 (32.6) | 87 (67.4) | 75 (58.2) | 54 (41.8) | 1(0.8) | 84 (65.1) | 44 (34.1) |
Full time osteopathic students (N = 30) | 22.6 ± 6.7 | 21 (70) | 9 (30) | 20 (66.6) | 10 (33.4) | 0 (0) | 23 (76.7) | 7 (23.3) |
Part time osteopathic students (N = 82) | 28.7 ± 6.7 | 48 (58.5) | 34 (41.5) | 54 (65.9) | 28 (34.1) | 3 (3.7) | 58 (70.7) | 21 (25.6) |
Total (N = 241) | 24.4 ± 6.0 | 111 (46.1) | 130 (53.9) | 149 (61.8) | 92 (38.2) | 4 (1.6) | 165 (68.5) | 72 (29.9) |