Assessing Predictors of Academic Performance for NMEI Curriculum-Based Medical Students Found in the Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of new medical education system students in SNNPR.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Sex
Male	347	73.5
Female	125	26.5
Age category in years
25–30 yrs	116	24.6
31–35 yrs	197	41.7
>35 yrs	159	33.7
Residency during medical school
Dormitory	369	78.2
Nondormitory	103	21.8
Marital status
Unmarried	223	47.2
Divorced	115	24.4
Married	134	28.4
Medical education status
Preclinical II	167	35.3
Clinical I	150	31.8
Clinical II	97	20.6
Internship	58	12.3
Monthly allowance, USD
<10	121	25.6
10–24.99	105	22.3
25–50	118	25.0
>50	128	27.1
Ethnicity
Amhara	141	29.9
Oromo	128	27.1
Wolaita	80	17.0
Gurage	63	13.3
Others	60	12.7
Religion
Protestant	244	51.7
Orthodox	98	20.8
Muslim	75	15.9
Others	55	11.7
Maternal education level
No formal education	111	23.5
Primary education	147	31.2
Grade 7-8 education	110	23.3
Secondary and above education	104	22.0
Paternal education level
No formal education	68	14.4
Primary education	34	7.2
Grade 7-8 education	33	7.0
Secondary and above education	337	71.4