Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
Variables | Control group | Intervention group | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |||
Sex | Female | 19 | 54.3 | 22 | 53.7 | 0.956 |
Male | 16 | 45.7 | 19 | 46.3 | ||
Marital status | Single | 30 | 85.7 | 39 | 95.1 | 0.157 |
Married | 5 | 14.3 | 2 | 4.9 | ||
Diploma type | Natural sciences | 31 | 88.6 | 35 | 85.4 | 0.803 |
Nursing assistant | 2 | 5.7 | 4 | 9.8 | ||
Others | 2 | 5.7 | 2 | 4.9 | ||
Place of issue of the diploma | Shiraz | 8 | 22.9 | 12 | 29.3 | 0.165 |
Fars province | 21 | 60.0 | 16 | 39.0 | ||
Others | 6 | 17.1 | 13 | 31.7 | ||
University entry grade | <3000 | 15 | 42.9 | 20 | 48.8 | 0.201 |
3000-5000 | 8 | 22.9 | 14 | 34.1 | ||
>5000 | 12 | 34.3 | 7 | 17.1 | ||
Accommodation | University dormitory | 27 | 77.1 | 28 | 68.3 | 0.390 |
Private | 8 | 22.9 | 13 | 31.7 | ||