Table 1

- Socio-demographic characteristics of the medical students (N=1099).

Study variablesn (%)
Age group
18 – 20 years187 (17.0)
21 – 23 years549 (50.0)
24 – 26 years311 (28.3)
>26 years52 (04.7)
Gender
Male485 (44.1)
Female614 (55.9)
Marital status
Single1013 (92.2)
Married68 (06.2)
Divorced16 (01.5)
Widowed02 (0.2)
Type of institution
Government medical college983 (89.4)
Private medical college116 (10.6)
Region of medical college
Central Region367 (33.4)
Northern Region227 (20.7)
Southern Region229 (20.8)
Eastern Region140 (12.7)
Western Region136 (12.4)
Academic year level
1st year119 (10.8)
2nd year131 (11.9)
3rd year209 (19.0)
4th year214 (19.5)
5th year259 (23.6)
Intern167 (15.2)
Grade point average
4.75–5230 (20.9)
4.5–4.74229 (20.8)
4–4.49313 (28.5)
3–3.99278 (25.3)
2.99 or less49 (04.5)
Personal monthly income (SAR)
1000-2000805 (73.2)
2000-300091 (08.3)
3000-400037 (03.4)
4000-500026 (02.4)
>5000140 (12.7)
Extra income
Yes366 (33.3)
No733 (66.7)
Source of extra income (n=366)
Family support301 (82.2)
Part-time job38 (10.4)
University bonus14 (03.8)
Others13 (03.6)
Living status
With my family925 (84.2)
With a colleague63 (05.7)
I live alone111 (10.1)
Smoking
Yes223 (20.3)
No876 (79.7)
Associated chronic disease
Yes135 (12.3)
No964 (87.7)
Diagnosed with mental illness
Yes200 (18.2)
No899 (81.8)
Specific mental illness (n=200)
Psychosis22 (11.0)
Bipolar17 (08.5)
Depression93 (46.5)
Anxiety55 (27.5)
Phobia02 (01.0)
Others11 (05.5)