Mental distress among university students in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

BMC Psychology

Table 1 Demographics of students

Items	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Female	358	43.0
Male	460	57.0
Age
≤ 21 years	510	64.0
> 21 years	298	36.0
Marital status
Divorced	12	1.5
Married	36	4.4
Single	760	94.1
Residence
Rural	438	54.3
Urban	370	45.7
University
Nelson Mandela University	194	36.1
Rhodes University	172	21.2
University of Fort Hare	192	33.7
Walter Sisulu University	152	30.8
Year of study
1^st year	196	24.3
2^nd year	304	37.6
3^rd year	166	20.5
4^th year	142	17.6
Cumulative Grade Point Average
> 3.5	142	18.8
3.00–3.49	258	32.0
2.50–2.99	242	29.0
2.00–2.49	154	19.0
< 1.99	2	0.3
History of mental distress in the family
Yes	198	24.4
No	610	75.6

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