Table 1: Frequency distribution of Socio-demographic characteristics of the students in Mizan Aman Health Science College, Ethiopia, Sep 2017.
Variables | Frequency (N = 331) | Percent |
Sex | ||
Male | 69 | 20.8 |
Female | 262 | 79.2 |
Age | ||
< 20 | 157 | 47.4 |
20-24 | 136 | 41.1 |
≥ 25 | 38 | 11.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
Bench | 63 | 19.0 |
Kafa | 93 | 28.1 |
Amhara | 49 | 14.8 |
Oromo | 21 | 6.3 |
Sheka | 21 | 6.3 |
Dawro | 24 | 7.3 |
Gurage | 20 | 6.0 |
Others | 40 | 12.1 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 158 | 47.7 |
Protestant | 134 | 40.5 |
Muslim | 39 | 11.8 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 263 | 79.5 |
Married | 68 | 20.5 |
Educational status of the student | ||
Level 2/year 1 | 79 | 23.9 |
Level 3/year 2 | 169 | 51.1 |
Level 4/year 3 | 83 | 25.1 |
Department | ||
Health extension | 120 | 36.3 |
Midwife | 35 | 10.6 |
Clinical | 72 | 21.8 |
Laboratory | 52 | 15.7 |
Health Information Technique | 43 | 13.0 |
Emergency Medical Technology | 9 | 2.7 |
How is education? | ||
Well going | 162 | 48.9 |
Somewhat good | 137 | 41.4 |
Not going what i expected | 32 | 9.7 |
Income | ||
≤ 500 birr | 138 | 138 |
501-100 | 140 | 42.3 |
> 1000 | 53 | 16.0 |
Living arrangement | ||
With family | 79 | 23.9 |
Alone | 252 | 76.1 |
Father educational status | ||
Not read and write | 75 | 22.7 |
Read and write | 64 | 19.3 |
1-4 | 38 | 11.5 |
5-8 | 64 | 19.3 |
9-12 | 38 | 11.5 |
greater than 12th | 52 | 15.7 |
Mother educational status | ||
Not read and write | 110 | 33.2 |
Read and write | 56 | 16.9 |
1-4 | 53 | 16.0 |
5-8 | 60 | 18.1 |
9-12 | 32 | 9.7 |
Greater than 12th | 20 | 6.0 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 167 | 50.5 |
Rural | 164 | 49.5 |