- Association between the level of self-esteem and the socio-demographic characteristics of the medical students (N=1099).
| Factor | Level of self-esteem | P-value§ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low (n=265) | Normal/High (n=834) | ||
| Age group | |||
| ≤23 years | 178 (67.2) | 558 (66.9) | 0.937 |
| >23 years | 87 (32.8) | 276 (33.1) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 88 (33.2) | 397 (47.6) | <0.001** |
| Female | 177 (66.8) | 437 (52.4) | |
| Type of institution | |||
| Government medical college | 237 (89.4) | 746 (89.4) | 0.995 |
| Private medical college | 28 (10.6) | 88 (10.6) | |
| Region of medical college | |||
| Central Region | 89 (33.6) | 278 (33.3) | 0.783 |
| Northern Region | 52 (19.6) | 175 (21.0) | |
| Southern Region | 51 (19.2) | 178 (21.3) | |
| Eastern Region | 39 (14.7) | 101 (12.1) | |
| Western Region | 34 (12.8) | 102 (12.2) | |
| Academic year level | |||
| Junior students | 109 (41.1) | 350 (42.0) | 0.810 |
| Senior students | 156 (58.9) | 484 (58.0) | |
| Grade point average | |||
| 5-4.75 | 43 (16.2) | 187 (22.4) | 0.039** |
| 4.74-4.5 | 53 (20.0) | 176 (21.1) | |
| 4.49-4 | 80 (30.2) | 233 (27.9) | |
| 3.99-3 | 70 (26.4) | 208 (24.9) | |
| 2.99 or less | 19 (07.2) | 30 (03.6) | |
| Personal monthly income (SAR) | |||
| ≤2000 | 198 (74.7) | 607 (72.8) | 0.535 |
| >2000 | 67 (25.3) | 227 (27.2) | |
| Extra income | |||
| Yes | 78 (29.4) | 288 (34.5) | 0.125 |
| No | 187 (70.6) | 546 (65.5) | |
| Living status | |||
| With my family | 19 (82.6) | 706 (84.7) | 0.344 |
| With a colleague | 20 (07.5) | 43 (05.2) | |
| I live Alone | 26 (09.8) | 85 (10.2) | |
| Smoking | |||
| Yes | 52 (19.6) | 171 (20.5) | 0.756 |
| No | 213 (80.4) | 663 (79.5) | |
| Associated chronic disease | |||
| Yes | 38 (14.3) | 97 (11.6) | 0.242 |
| No | 227 (85.7) | 737 (88.4) | |
| Diagnose with mental illness | |||
| Yes | 75 (28.3) | 125 (15.0) | <0.001** |
| No | 190 (71.7) | 709 (85.0) | |
↵ § P-value has been calculated using Chi-square test, **significant at p<0.05 level.