Table 1

Demographic profiles of the students

Item
Student Nurses (N= 83)
Medical students (N = 100)
Total N= (183)

1. Age



17–19
19 (22.9)
2 (2.0)
21 (11.5)
20–22
28 (33.7)
64 (64)
92 (50.3)
23–25
8 (9.6)
30 (30)
38 (20.8)
26–30
8 (9.6)
4 (4)
12 (6.6)
31–35
14 (16.9)
0
14 (7.6)
36 and above
6 (7.2)
0
6 (3.3)
Age range 17–45
Mean = 25; (+_6.782)
Mean = 22; (+_ 1.457)


Sex



     Males
21 (25.3)
62 (62)
83 (45.4)
     Females
62 (74.7)
38 (38)
100 (54.6)

* % are in brackets

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