Prevalence, associated factors and consequences of substance use among health and medical science students of Haramaya University, eastern Ethiopia, 2018: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of the respondents, COHMS, HU, Harar, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 251)

Variable		Population
Variable		F	%
Sex	Male	171	68.1
	Female	80	31.9
	Total	251	100
Age	18–22	38	15.1
	22–26	213	84.9
	Total	251	100
Religion	Orthodox	95	37.9
	Muslim	85	33.9
	Protestant	45	17.9
	Catholic	13	5.2
	Other	13	5.2
	Total	251	100
Ethnicity	Oromo	70	27.9
	Amhara	55	21.9
	Guraghe	40	15.9
	Tigray	38	1.5
	Somalie	32	12.7
	Aderie	7	2.8
	Other	9	3.6
	Total	251	100
Department	Medicine	115	45.8
	Ho	44	17.5
	Nursing	27	10.8
	Midwifery	20	8.0
	Pharmacy	15	6.0
	Psychiatry	15	6.0
	MLT	9	3.6
	Environmental health science	6	2.4
	Total	251	100
Class year	1st	52	20.7
	2nd	57	22.7
	3rd	81	32.3
	4th	40	15.9
	5th	15	6.0
	6th	6	2.4
	Total	251	100

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