Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants
Sociodemographic variable | MBBS | Nursing | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | % | Frequency | % | Frequency (%) | |
Department | 1254 | 58.3 | 898 | 41.7 | 2152 (100) |
Age | |||||
15–19 years | 278 | 22.2 | 152 | 16.9 | 430 (20.1) |
20–24 years | 749 | 59.7 | 545 | 60.7 | 1294 (60.1) |
25–29 years | 211 | 16.8 | 152 | 16.9 | 363 (16.9) |
≥ 30 years | 16 | 1.2 | 49 | 5.5 | 65 (3) |
Sex | |||||
Female | 504 | 40.2 | 694 | 77.3 | 1198 (55.7) |
Male | 750 | 59.8 | 204 | 22.7 | 954 (44.3) |
Academic Level | |||||
First year | 230 | 18.3 | 160 | 17.8 | 390 (18.1) |
Second year | 245 | 19.5 | 160 | 17.8 | 405 (18.8) |
Third year | 200 | 15.9 | 218 | 24.3 | 418 (19.4) |
Fourth year | 249 | 19.9 | 178 | 19.8 | 427 (19.8) |
Fifth year | 205 | 16.3 | 182 | 20.2 | 387 (18.0) |
Sixth year | 125 | 10.0 | 125 (5.8) | ||
University | |||||
ABU | 183 | 14.6 | 298 | 33.2 | 481 (22.4) |
UNIBEN | 224 | 17.9 | 174 | 19.4 | 398 (18.5) |
UNIBADAN | 270 | 21.5 | 121 | 13.5 | 391 (18.2) |
UNILORIN | 217 | 17.3 | 170 | 18.9 | 387 (18.0) |
UNIMAID | 169 | 13.5 | 99 | 11.0 | 268 (12.5) |
UNN | 191 | 15.2 | 36 | 4.0 | 227 (10.5) |
Religion | |||||
Christianity | 842 | 67.1 | 494 | 55.0 | 1336 (62.1) |
Islam | 400 | 31.9 | 400 | 44.5 | 800 (37.2) |
NA | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 16 (0.7) |
Ethnicity | |||||
Yoruba | 721 (33.5) | ||||
Igbo | 376 (17.5) | ||||
Hausa | 385 (17.9) | ||||
Others | 670 (31.1) | ||||