Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participating students (n = 824)
Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Female | 512 | 62.1 |
 Male | 312 | 37.9 |
Region | ||
 West | 164 | 19.9 |
 South | 94 | 11.4 |
 Middle | 85 | 10.3 |
 East | 127 | 15.4 |
 North | 354 | 43.0 |
Place of family’s residence | ||
 Rural | 682 | 82.8 |
 Urban | 142 | 17.2 |
Faculty | ||
 Health sciences | 132 | 16.0 |
 Others | 692 | 84.0 |
Class level | ||
 1 | 182 | 22.1 |
 2 | 211 | 25.6 |
 3 | 197 | 23.9 |
  ≥ 4 | 234 | 28.4 |
Perception of income | ||
 Good | 160 | 19.4 |
 Average | 551 | 66.9 |
 Bad | 113 | 13.7 |