Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants
Characteristic | Frequency (n = 275) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | ||
 18–19 | 31 | 11.3 |
 20–24 | 204 | 74.2 |
 25–29 | 29 | 10.5 |
 30–39 | 11 | 4.0 |
Year of study | ||
 One | 89 | 32.4 |
 Two | 86 | 31.2 |
 Three | 46 | 16.7 |
 Four | 20 | 7.3 |
 Five | 34 | 12.4 |
Course/program of study | ||
 MBChB | 152 | 55.3 |
 Biomedical Sciences | 28 | 10.2 |
 Nursing | 33 | 12.0 |
 Pharmacy | 16 | 5.8 |
 Optometry | 9 | 3.3 |
 Cytotechnology/biomedical engineering | 11 | 4.0 |
 BDS | 11 | 4.0 |
 BMR/BSLT | 15 | 5.5 |
Number of pregnancies | ||
 0 | 250 | 90.9 |
 1 | 16 | 5.8 |
 2 | 7 | 2.5 |
 3 | 2 | 0.7 |
Education Sponsor | ||
 Parent | 142 | 51.6 |
 Guardian | 44 | 16.0 |
 Other (government, NGO, Project, self) | 89 | 32.4 |