Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in selected Ethiopian Universities, Northern Ethiopia February 2021 (n = 850)
Background Characteristics | Number | |
|---|---|---|
PBL (n, %) n = 425 | LBL (n, %) n = 425 | |
Age | ||
 15–19 | 45, (10.6)% | 46, (10.8)% |
 20–24 | 380, (89.4)% | 379, (89.2)% |
 Mean + SD | 20.8 + (1.1) | 20.8 + (1) |
Sex | ||
 Female | 190, (44.7)% | 178, (41.9)% |
 Male | 235, (55.3)% | 247, (58.1)% |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox | 314, (73.9)% | 312,(73.4)% |
 Muslim | 46, (10.8)% | 49,(11.5)% |
 Protestant | 53, (12.5)% | 62, (14.6)% |
 Othera | 12, (2.8)% | 2, (0.5)% |
Ethnicity | ||
 Amhara | 206, (48.5)% | 63, (14.8)% |
 Tigray | 65, (15.3)% | 269, (63.3)% |
 Oromo | 84, (19.8)% | 43, (10.1)% |
 Otherb | 70, (16.5)% | 2, (0.5)% |
Department | ||
 Nurse | 68,(16.0)% | 62, (14.6)% |
 Medicine | 122, (28.7)% | 161, (37.90% |
 Midwifery | 69, (16.2)% | 45,(10.6)% |
 Pharmacy | 57, (13.4)% | 63,(14.8)% |
 C. laboratory | 61, (14.4)% | 57,(13.4)% |
 Anesthesia | 48, (11.3)% | 37,(8.7)% |
Year of study | ||
 Second year | 241, (56.7)% | 139, (44.5)% |
 Third year | 184, (43.3)% | 236, (55.5)% |
Mother’s education status | ||
 Cannot read and write | 96, (22.6)% | 92, (21.6)% |
 Can read and write | 77, (18.1)% | 93, (21.9)% |
 Elementary | 48, (11.3)% | 34, (8.0)% |
 Middle school | 100,(23.5)% | 76, (17.9)% |
 College/University | 104, (24.5)% | 130, (30.6)% |
Father’ education status | ||
 Cannot read and write | 23, (5.4)% | 23, (5.4)% |
 Can read and write | 68, (16.0)% | 73, (17.2)% |
 Elementary | 69, (16.2)% | 66, (15.5)% |
 Middle school | 102, (24.0)% | 95, (22.4)% |
 College/University | 163, (38.4)% | 168, (39.5)% |