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Table 1 Students’ baseline characteristics by country of residence

From: Validation of student academic advising and counseling evaluation tool among undergraduate nursing students

Variables

Total (n = 1134)

 

n

%

Age in years (mean ± SD)

20.3 ± 1.4

Country

 Egypt

729

64.29

 Saudi Arabia

405

35.71

Gender

 Male

205

18.1

 Female

929

81.9

Academic year

 First

275

24.3

 Second

308

27.2

 Third

296

26.1

 Fourth

255

22.5

Marital status

 Single

1084

95.6

 Married

49

4.3

 Divorced

1

0.1

 Children (yes)

46

4.1

Residence

 Alone

21

1.9

 With families or relatives

1064

93.8

 With classroom mates

49

4.3

 Current GPA(mean ± SD)a

3.5 ± 0.6

Employment

 Unemployed

1047

92.3

 Part-time

78

6.9

 Full-time

9

0.8

Frequency of leisure activities per week

 None

224

21.5

 Once/rarely

284

25.0

 Sometimes

413

36.4

 Often

142

12.5

 Always

51

4.5

Self-reported mental disorders

326

28.7

 Insomnia

207

18.3

 Depression

117

10.3

 Mood disorders

16

1.4

 Anxiety

77

6.8

 Eating disorders

85

7.5

 Suicidal thoughts

26

2.3

 Self-harm behaviors

21

1.9

 Obsessive–compulsive disorders

26

2.3

Self-reported physical disorders

432

38.1

 Anemia

230

20.3

 Headache

231

20.4

 Gastrointestinal disease

93

8.2

 Cardiovascular disease

13

1.1

 Respiratory disease

37

3.3

 Endocrine disorder

20

1.8

Frequency of individual meetings with the adviser

 None

414

36.5

 Once/rarely

344

30.3

 Sometimes

246

21.7

 Often

36.5

36.5

 Always

61

5.4

Preferred way of communication with the adviser

 Face to face

541

47.7

 Email

101

8.9

 Phone

141

12.4

 Text messaging

83

7.3

 Social media

585

51.6

Satisfaction with academic advising

 Yes

841

74.2

 No

293

25.8

  1. aGPA was missing for 71 respondents