Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (N = 445)
Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 144 (32.4%) |
 Female | 301 (67.6%) |
Area of residence | |
 Beirut | 234 (52.6%) |
 Mount Lebanon | 98 (22.0%) |
 North | 53 (11.9%) |
 South | 25 (5.6%) |
 Beqaa | 35 (7.9%) |
Place of living | |
 Urban | 335 (75.3%) |
 Rural | 110 (24.7%) |
Marital status | |
 Single/widowed/divorced | 427 (96.0%) |
 Married | 18 (4.0%) |
Current academic year | |
 First | 192 (43.1%) |
 Second | 134 (30.1%) |
 Third | 53 (11.9%) |
 Four and above | 31 (7.0%) |
 Graduate students | 35 (7.9%) |
GPA level | |
  ≤ 80 | 117 (26.3%) |
 81 – 90 | 67 (15.1%) |
  > 91 | 87 (19.6%) |
 Unknown | 174 (39.1%) |
Current University | |
 Lebanese University (LU) | 98 (22.0%) |
 Lebanese International University (LIU) | 223 (50.1%) |
 Other universities* | 124(27.9%) |
Highest level of education** | |
 PharmD/MD | 17 (3.8%) |
 Doctorate (PhD, DBA, DPT, etc.) | 11 (2.5%) |
 Master’s degree (MBA, MPH, etc.) | 24 (5.4%) |
 Bachelor’s degree | 55 (12.4%) |
 I am not a graduate student | 320 (71.9%) |
 Others | 18 (4.0%) |
Major of study | |
 Health, medicine, and science | 231 (51.9%) |
 Other majors | 214 (48.1%) |
Employment status | |
 Full-time employee | 54 (12.1%) |
 Part-time employee | 79 (17.8%) |
 Unemployed | 312 (70.1%) |
Checking if the instructors are involved in any research activity or have any published articles | |
 Yes, always | 93 (20.9%) |
 Yes, sometimes | 210 (47.2%) |
 No | 142 (31.9%) |
|  | Mean ± SD |
Age | 20.12 ± 2.79 |