Prevalence of mental distress and associated factors among medical students of University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Distribution of Sociodemographic characteristics of medical students' of the University of Gondar, 2021 (n = 420)

Variables	Categories	Frequency (n = 420)	Percentages
Sex	Male	254	60.5
Sex	Female	166	39.5
Age	< 24	344	81.9
Age	> 24	76	18.1
Marital status	Single	360	85.7
Marital status	Married/in relationship	60	14.3
Religion	Orthodox	297	70.7
	Islamic	47	11.2
	Protestant	64	15.2
	Others	12	2.9
Phase of study	Premedicine	37	8.8
	Preclinical	156	37.1
	Clinical	227	54.1
Living background	Rural	85	20.2
Living background	Urban	335	79.8
Monthly pocket money (In Ethiopian birr)	< 735	90	21.4
	735–1176	91	21.7
	> 1176	239	56.9

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