Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
Variable | N (618) | Female (286) | Male (332) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | 22.43 (+/− 1.94) | 22.1 (+/− 1.82) | 22.7 (+/−1.99) | < 0.001 |
Level of studies | < 0.001 | |||
Clinical | 369 (59.7%) | 201 (70.3%) | 168 (50.6%) | |
Pre-clinical | 249 (40.3%) | 85 (29.7%) | 164 (49.4%) | |
Medical School | 0.65 | |||
FHS-Bamenda | 150 (24.3%) | 65 (22.7%) | 85 (25.6%) | |
FHS-Buea | 149 (24.1%) | 75 (26.2%) | 74 (22.3%) | |
FMBS-Yaoundé | 156 (25.2%) | 70 (24.5%) | 86 (25.9%) | |
FMPS-Douala | 163 (26.4%) | 76 (26.6%) | 87 (26.2%) | |
Major life event | 0.025 | |||
124 (20.1%) | 69 (24.1%) | 55 (16.6%) | ||
Presence of chronic disease | 0.207 | |||
42 (6.8%) | 15 (5.2%) | 27 (8.1%) | ||
Have regret studying medicine | < 0.001 | |||
87 (14.1%) | 24 (8.4%) | 63 (19%) | ||
Alcohol consumption | < 0.001 | |||
240 (38.8%) | 85 (29.7%) | 155 (46.7%) | ||
Resit examination | < 0.001 | |||
428 (69.3%) | 218 (76.2%) | 210 (63.3%) | ||
Repeat a year of medical studies | 0.662 | |||
34 (5.5%) | 14 (4.9%) | 20 (6%) | ||
GPA | 3.17 (+/−2.68) | 3.25 (+/−3.91) | 2.93 (+/− 0.37) | 0.027 |