Depression among medical students in Tunisia: Prevalence and associated factors

Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 1138) (university year 2017/2018), n (%)

Characteristic		mean ± SD
Age, yr		22 (2.347) (min 18, max 37)
Gender	Female	888 (78)
	Male	250 (22)
Faculty	Monastir	304 (26.7)
	Sousse	248 (21.8)
	Sfax	163 (14.3)
	Tunis	423 (37.2)
Grade	Year 1	252 (22.1)
	Year 2	196 (17.2)
	Year 3	198 (17.4)
	Year 4	171 (15)
	Year 5	321 (28.2)
Marital status	Single	837 (73.6)
	Engaged	269 (23.6)
	Married	29 (2.5)
	Divorced	3 (0.3)
	Alone	193 (17)
	With friends/roommates	220 (19.3)
	Academic residency	127 (11.2)
	Family home	598 (52.5)
Socio-economic level	Low	71 (6.2)
	Moderate	921 (80.9)
	High	146 (12.8)
Children	Yes	23 (2)
	No	1115 (98)
History of medical illness	Yes	173 (15.2)
	No	965 (84.8)
History of mental illness	Yes	79 (6.9)
	No	1059 (93.1)
Leisure activities	Yes	349 (30.7)
	No	789 (69.3)
Physical activities	Yes	322 (28.3)
	No	816 (71.7)
Smoking habits	Yes	160 (14.1)
	No	978 (85.9)
Drinking habits	Yes	183 (16.1)
	No	955 (83.9)
Are you satisfied with your career choice?	Yes	619 (54.4)
	No	519 (45.6)
Have you ever thought of dropping out of medical studies?	Yes	664 (58.3)
	No	474 (41.7)
Stress management training	Yes	158 (13.9)
	No	980 (86.1)
Have you ever visited a psychiatrist?	Yes	228 (20)
	No	910 (80)
Why not?	No answer	261 (22.9)
	I feel fine. I don’t need it	392 (34.4)
	I need it, but I am always busy	366 (23.2)
	I need it, but my circle of friends/family discouraged me	119 (10.5)
Are you happy?	Yes	439 (38.6)
	No	699 (61.4)