Table 1 Sociodemographic, clinical, and epidemiological characteristics of respondents (n = 540)
From: Suicidal behaviours among Ugandan university students: a cross-sectional study
Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
Total | 540 (100) |
Age (µ ± SD) | 23.3 (2.64) |
Sex | |
 Female | 177 (32.78) |
 Male | 363 (67.22) |
Current university | |
 BSU | 59 (10.93) |
 KIU | 127 (23.52) |
 MUST | 278 (51.48) |
 KU | 76 (14.07) |
Religion | |
 Christian | 500 (92.59) |
 Moslem | 35 (6.48) |
 None | 5 (0.93) |
Sponsor for paying university tuition fees | |
 Government | 107 (19.81) |
 Loan scheme | 96 (17.78) |
 NGO | 18 (3.33) |
 Private | 288 (53.33) |
 Others | 31 (5.74) |
Area of residence | |
 Home | 35 (6.48) |
 Hostel | 204 (37.78) |
 Rentals | 250 (46.30) |
 University hall | 45 (8.33) |
 Others | 6 (1.11) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 497 (92.04) |
 Co-habiting | 20 (3.70) |
 Married | 23 (4.26) |
College/faculty | |
 Agriculture and Environment Sciences | 7 (1.30) |
 Business and Management Sciences | 27 (5.00) |
 Computing and Information Science | 10 (1.85) |
 Education and External Studies | 43 (7.96) |
 Engineering, Designing, Art, and Technology | 34 (6.30) |
 Health Sciences/Medicine | 322 (59.63) |
 Humanities and Social Sciences | 6 (1.11) |
 Law | 11 (2.04) |
 Others | 80 (14.81) |
Year of study | |
 First | 78 (14.44) |
 Second | 165 (30.56) |
 Third | 143 (26.48) |
 Fourth | 96 (17.78) |
 Fifth | 49 (9.07) |
 Sixth | 9 (1.67) |
Smoking cigarette/ marijuana | |
 No | 529 (97.96) |
 Yes | 11 (2.04) |
Drinking alcohol | |
 No | 394 (72.96) |
 Yes | 146 (27.04) |
Had relationship issues | |
 No | 266 (49.26) |
 Yes | 274 (50.74) |
Had trouble paying university tuition fees | |
 No | 334 (61.85) |
 Yes | 206 (38.15) |
Satisfied with academic grades | |
 No | 278 (51.48) |
 Yes | 262 (48.52) |
Been sexually abused | |
 No | 483 (89.44) |
 Yes | 57 (10.56) |
Been involved in physical fighting | |
 No | 467 (86.48) |
 Yes | 73 (13.52) |
Been managed for any mental health issues | |
 No | 505 (93.52) |
 Yes | 35 (6.48) |
Had a chronic physical medical condition | |
 No | 506 (93.70) |
 Yes | 34 (6.30) |