Table 1 Profile of study participants (N = 500)
From: Correct recognition and continuum belief of mental disorders in a nursing student population
n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age group | <21 years | 334 | 66.8 |
21 years and above | 166 | 33.2 | |
Gender | Male | 83 | 16.6 |
Female | 417 | 83.4 | |
Ethnicity | Chinese | 287 | 57.4 |
Malay | 134 | 26.8 | |
Indian and Others | 79 | 15.8 | |
Monthly household income($) | Below 2000 | 158 | 31.6 |
2000–3999 | 160 | 32.0 | |
4000 and above | 182 | 36.4 | |
Education | Vocational | 100 | 20.0 |
Diploma | 300 | 60.0 | |
Tertiary | 100 | 20.0 | |
Stage of nursing education (years spent in nursing education) | 1st year | 147 | 29.4 |
2nd year | 166 | 33.2 | |
3rd year | 102 | 20.4 | |
4th year | 63 | 12.6 | |
5th year | 22 | 4.4 | |
Lecture and small group teaching | Attended | 399 | 79.8 |
Not attended | 101 | 20.2 | |
Clinical placement | Attended | 303 | 60.6 |
Not attended | 197 | 39.4 | |
Has experience dealing with someone having problems similar to “X” | Yes | 125 | 25.0 |
No | 375 | 75.0 | |
Has friends and family with problems similar to “X” | Yes | 174 | 34.8 |
No | 326 | 65.2 |