Prevalence of Mental Distress and Associated Factors among Samara University Students, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 1

Socio-demographic and academic characteristics of Samara university students, Northeast Ethiopia, 2018 ().

Variables	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Sex
Male	230	56.9
Female	174	43.1
Age
≤21 years	255	63.1
>21 years	149	36.9
Marital status
Single	380	94.1
Married	18	4.5
Divorced	6	1.5
Religion
Orthodox	242	59.9
Muslim	102	25.2
Protestant	51	12.6
Other	9	2.2
Origin of residence
Rural	219	54.2
Urban	185	45.8
College
Engineering and technology	97	24.0
Veterinary medicine	55	13.6
Business and economics	51	12.6
Law school	50	12.4
Medical and health sciences	49	12.1
Natural and computational science	41	10.1
Social science and humanity	35	8.7
Dryland agriculture	26	6.4
Year of study
1^st year	98	24.3
2^nd year	152	37.6
3^rd year	83	20.5
4^th year	15	3.7
5^th year	46	11.4
6^th year	10	2.5
CGPA
>3.5	76	18.8
3.00–3.49	129	31.9
2.50–2.99	121	30.0
2.00–2.49	77	19.1
<1.99	1	0.2
Family history of mental distress
Yes	99	24.5
No	305	75.5

CGPA: Cumulative grade point average.