The Prevalence and Severity of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Medical Undergraduate Students of Arsi University and Their Association with Substance Use, Southeast Ethiopia
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics in relation to gender, N = 260, AU, January 2019.
Sociodemographic variables
Male
Female
Total (N = 260)
Age
<20 years
36 (54.5%)
30 (45.5%)
66 (100.0%)
20–24 years
91 (67.4%)
44 (32.6%)
135 (100.0%)
>24 years
37 (62.7%)
22 (37.3%)
59 (100.0%)
Marital status
Single
128 (65.3%)
68 (34.7%)
196 (100.0%)
Married
36 (56.3%)
28 (43.8%)
64 (100.0%)
Monthly income
≤700 ETB
87 (63.5%)
50 (36.5%)
137 (100.0%)
>700 ETB
77 (62.6%)
46 (37.4%)
123 (100.0%)
Educational year
1st year
27 (61.4%)
17 (38.6%)
44 (100.0%)
2nd year
22 (48.9%)
23 (51.1%)
45 (100.0%)
3rd year
23 (59.0%)
16 (41.0%)
39 (100.0%)
4th year
36 (76.6%)
11 (23.4%)
47 (100.0%)
5th year
23 (74.2%)
8 (25.8%)
31 (100.0%)
6th year
33 (61.1%)
21 (38.9%)
54 (100.0%)
Residency
Nondormitory
11 (50.0%)
11 (50.0%)
22 (100.0%)
Dormitory
153 (64.3%)
85 (35.7%)
238 (100.0%)
Religion
Orthodox
80 (61.5%)
50 (38.5%)
130 (100.0%)
Muslim
40 (62.5%)
24 (37.5%)
64 (100.0%)
Protestant
42 (67.7%)
20 (32.3%)
62 (100.0%)
Others
2 (50.0%)
2 (50.0%)
4 (100.0%)
Ethnicity
Oromo
97 (69.8%)
42 (30.2%)
139 (100.0%)
Amhara
38 (53.5%)
33 (46.5%)
71 (100.0%)
Sidama
2 (33.3%)
4 (66.7%)
6 (100.0%)
Tigre
7 (50.0%)
7 (50.0%)
14 (100.0%)
Wolayita
5 (62.5%)
3 (37.5%)
8 (100.0%)
Gurage
12 (66.7%)
6 (33.3%)
18 (100.0%)
Others
3 (75.0%)
1 (25.0%)
4 (100.0%)
Catholic, Waqefatta, faith, and pagan. Silte, Harari, and Kambata. ETB = Ethiopian Birr. Current exchange rate: $1 USD = 36.05 ETB.
