Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of medical students
From: Stigma about mental disease in Portuguese medical students: a cross-sectional study
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 153 (30.5%) |
 Female | 348 (69.5%) |
Mean age in years (SD) | 24.0 (±2.5) |
Medical school | |
 FMUP | 149 (29.7%) |
 ICBAS | 57 (11.4%) |
 UM | 37 (7.4%) |
 UBI | 48 (9.6%) |
 FMUC | 98 (19.6%) |
 FMUL | 66 (13.2%) |
 NOVA | 30 (6.0%) |
 UAlg | 16 (3.2%) |
Lives away from home a | 319 (63.7%) |
Visits home frequently (in those living away from home) a | 248 (78.0%) |
Sleeps enough hours a | 248 (49.5%) |
Maintains a balanced diet a | 370 (73.9%) |
Able to manage time a | 283 (56.5%) |
Social life satisfaction a | 216 (43.1%) |
Academic life satisfaction a | 208 (41.5%) |
Financial difficulties a | 57 (11.4%) |
Family support a | 481 (96.0%) |
Worries about the future a | 375 (74.9%) |
Spirituality feelings a | 231 (46.1%) |
Students presenting stress †| 250 (49.9%) |
New exam model perception | |
 Less intimidating | 181 (36.1%) |
 Equally intimidating | 121 (24.2%) |
 More intimidating | 199 (39.7%) |
Had/has mental illness | 17 (23.4%) |
Had/has family with mental illness | 283 (56.5%) |