Table 2 Demographics of study participants
Variable | Frequency (n=450) | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean +SD) | 20.02+ 1.882 years (range 17–27 years) | ||
Gender | Male | 174 | 38.7 |
Female | 276 | 61.3 | |
Ethnicity | Yoruba | 268 | 59.6 |
Igbo | 148 | 32.9 | |
Hausa | 34 | 7.6 | |
Marital status | Single | 445 | 98.9 |
Married | 5 | 1.1 | |
College | MHS | 154 | 34.2 |
Sciences | 63 | 14.0 | |
SMS | 98 | 21.8 | |
Engineering | 135 | 30.0 | |
Level | 100 | 85 | 18.9 |
200 | 96 | 21.3 | |
300 | 121 | 26.9 | |
400 | 85 | 18.9 | |
500 | 63 | 14.0 | |
Religion | Christianity | 403 | 89.6 |
Islam | 47 | 10.4 | |
Living situation at home | With both parents | 280 | 62.2 |
With one parent | 108 | 24.0 | |
With other family member | 46 | 10.2 | |
With one parent and step parent | 13 | 2.9 | |
With spouse | 3 | 0.7 | |
Living condition in school | One-man room | 93 | 20.7 |
Two-man room | 97 | 21.6 | |
Four-man room | 260 | 57.8 | |
Family member attempted suicide | Yes | 130 | 28.9 |
No | 320 | 71.1 | |
Brother or sister thought of suicide | Yes | 65 | 14.4 |
No | 385 | 85.6 | |