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

Table 2

Former first-degree educational background and behavioral characteristics of new medical education system students in SNNPR.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
First-degree educational background
Agriculture	235	49.8
Computational science	109	23.1
Health science	128	27.1
Performance in former first degree, CGPA
2.7–3.2	168	35.6
3.3–3.6	173	36.7
>3.6	131	27.8
Work experience with first degree
2 yrs	225	47.7
3-4 yrs	123	26.1
>4 yrs	124	26.2
Medicine entrance examination result (%)
70–79.99	225	47.6
80–89.99	123	26.1
≥90	124	26.3
The average daily duration of study hours
<5 hours	225	47.7
5–10 hours	123	26.1
>10 hours	124	26.2
Substance use in medical school
No	337	71.4
Yes	135	28.6
Type of substance currently used (n = 135)
Khat only	33	24.4
Alcohol and khat	34	25.2
Cigarettes, alcohol, and khat	68	50.4
Substance use by academic yrs (n = 135)
Preclinical II	16	11.9
Clinical I	31	23.0
Clinical II	32	23.7
Internship	56	41.5
History of stress in medical school
No	345	73.1
Yes	127	26.9