Table 1 Demographic and other characteristics of undergraduates (UGs)
Variable | Medical UGs (n = 620) | Non-medical UGs (n = 4050) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
f | % | f | % | |
Demographic variables | ||||
Gender | ||||
 Male | 267 | 43.1 | 1180 | 29.1 |
 Female | 352 | 56.8 | 2867 | 70.8 |
Year of study | ||||
 1st year | 144 | 23.2 | 1802 | 44.5 |
 2nd year | 122 | 19.7 | 1120 | 27.7 |
 3rd year | 124 | 20.0 | 714 | 17.6 |
 4th year | 116 | 18.7 | 414 | 10.2 |
 5th year | 114 | 18.4 | NA | NA |
Age category | ||||
 18–20 years | 34 | 5.5 | 481 | 11.9 |
 21–23 years | 352 | 56.8 | 3003 | 74.1 |
 24 and above | 233 | 37.6 | 559 | 13.8 |
Residence | ||||
 Home | 170 | 27.4 | 1582 | 39.1 |
 Hostel | 263 | 42.4 | 1139 | 28.1 |
 Rented place | 155 | 25.0 | 1033 | 25.5 |
 Home of friend/relative | 9 | 1.5 | 263 | 6.5 |
 Other | 22 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.7 |
Religion | ||||
 Buddhist | 518 | 83.5 | 3545 | 87.5 |
 Hindu | 50 | 8.1 | 111 | 2.7 |
 Islamic | 14 | 2.3 | 138 | 3.4 |
 Roman Catholic | 27 | 4.4 | 188 | 4.6 |
 Other | 9 | 1.5 | 64 | 1.6 |
Other variables | ||||
 Screening positive for Major Depressiona | 58 | 10.2 | 343 | 9.2 |