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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (n = 286)

From: Prevalence and factors associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms among Palestinian medical students

Characteristic

n

%

Age (years)

  < 20

103

36.0

  ≥ 20

183

64.0

Gender

 Male

112

39.2

 Female

174

60.8

Place of residence (born and raised)

  

 City

198

69.2

 Village

82

28.7

 Refugee camp

6

2.1

Place of current residence during study of medicine

 Family home

150

52.4

 Dormitory

136

47.6

Motives for studying medicine

 Personal motives

234

81.8

 Family motives

44

15.4

 Undeclared

8

2.8

If given a chance, would study medicine again?

 No

76

26.6

 Yes

210

73.4

Academic stage

 Basic (academic years 1–3)

162

56.6

 Clinical (academic years 4–6)

124

43.4

Grade Point Average (GPA) out of 4

  < 3

89

31.1

  > 3

197

68.9

Ever failed a subject during your study of medicine

 

 No

213

74.5

 Yes

73

25.5

Mental health status (self-assessed on a Likert-scale of 1–5)

 1

19

6.6

 2

59

20.6

 3

89

31.1

 4

94

32.9

 5

25

8.7

Ever attempted suicide

 No

273

95.5

 Yes

13

4.5

Monthly household income (in US dollars)

 Low (<  850)

15

5.2

 Medium (850–1400)

90

31.5

High (>  1400)

181

63.3

Financial status (self-assessed on a Likert-scale of 1–5)

 1

4

1.4

 2

24

8.4

 3

96

33.6

 4

105

36.7

 5

57

19.9

Marital status

 Single

277

96.9

 Engaged/Married

9

3.1

Social life (self-assessed on a Likert-scale of 1–5)

 1

9

3.1

 2

33

11.5

 3

74

25.9

 4

96

33.6

 5

74

25.9

Religious commitment (self-assessed on a Likert-scale of 1–5)

 1

26

9.1

 2

41

14.3

 3

114

39.9

 4

96

33.6

 5

9

3.1