Assessment of dropout rates in the preclinical years and contributing factors: a study on one Thai medical school

BMC Medical Education

Table 1 Demographic data and univariate analysis of factors among dropout and not dropout students

Factors	Total (N = 914)		Not dropout (N = 900)		Dropout (N = 14)		p value
Factors	n	%	n	%	n	%	p value
Sex							0.592
Female	432	47.3	424	47.1	8	57.1
Male	482	52.7	476	52.9	6	42.9
Year of study							0.007*
1^st Year	307	33.6	307	34.1	0	0
2^nd Year	319	34.9	313	34.8	6	57.1
3^rd Year	288	31.5	280	31.1	8	42.9
Admission program^a							0.008*
COTMES	594	65.0	590	65.6	4	28.6
Non-COTMES	320	35.0	310	34.4	10	71.4
Hometown							0.177
Bangkok and metropolitan	506	55.4	501	55.7	5	35.7
Others	408	44.6	399	44.3	9	64.3
Pre-admission mental health							0.365
Poor	29	3.2	28	3.1	1	7.1
Normal	885	96.8	872	96.9	13	92.9
Mental health problem							< 0.001*
Yes	85	9.3	73	8.1	12	85.7
No	829	90.7	827	91.9	2	14.3
Psychiatric Diagnosis
Depressive disorder	24	28.2	17	1.9	7	50.0	< 0.001*
Adjustment disorder	24	28.2	21	2.3	3	21.4	0.005*
Anxiety disorder	20	23.5	19	2.1	1	7.1	0.268
OCD	5	5.9	5	0.56	0	0	1.000
Bipolar disorder	2	2.4	2	0.22	0	0	1.000
Learning problem	2	2.4	2	0.2	0	0	1.000
ADHD	3	3.5	3	0.3	0	0	1.000
Insomnia	2	2.4	2	0.2	0	0	1.000
Others	3	3.5	2	0.2	1	7.1	0.045*
Failing examination^b							0.044*
Yes	92	10.1	88	9.8	4	28.6
No	822	89.9	812	90.2	10	71.4

^*p < 0.05
^a Admission program was grouped into COTMES program students which applied nationwide and other programs that restricted application from specific rural provinces
^b Failing examination was defined by receiving at least one academic F grade
Abbreviations; COTMES the Consortium of Thai Medical Schools, ADHD Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, OCD Obsessive compulsive disorder

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