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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (N = 500)

From: Internet addiction and associated factors among medical and allied health sciences students in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Age in years

 Mean (SD)

23.8 (2.4)

 

 ≤ 24

365

73.0

 > 24

135

27.0

Sex

 Male

292

58.4

 Female

208

41.6

Program of study

 Doctor of medicine

298

59.6

 Nursing

90

18.0

 Laboratory science

51

10.2

 Physiotherapy

35

7.0

 Optometry

12

2.4

 Prosthetics and orthotics

14

2.8

Year of study

 Year 2

144

28.0

 Year 3

216

43.0

 Year 4

87

17.4

 Year 5

53

10.6

Marital status

 In union

31

6.2

 Not in union

469

93.8

Residence

 On-campus

54

10.8

 Off-campus

446

89.2

Source of fund

 Family/personal

39

7.8

 HESLB/Sponsor

461

92.2