Depression among medical students in Tunisia: Prevalence and associated factors

Table 3 Association between characteristics of participants and symptoms of depression, n (%)

Characteristic		D-	D+	P value
Age, yr, mean ± SD		21.820 (2.059)	22.100 (2.492)	0.048
Gender	Female	306 (34.5)	582 (65.5)	0.038
	Male	104 (41.6)	146 (58.4)
Faculty	Monastir	124 (40.8)	180 (59.2)	0.042
	Sousse	73 (29.4)	175 (70.6)
	Sfax	63 (38.7)	100 (61.3)
	Tunis	150 (35.5)	273 (64.5)
Grade	Year 1	91 (36.1)	161 (63.9)	0.57
	Year 2	72 (36.7)	124 (63.3)
	Year 3	74 (37.4)	124 (62.6)
	Year 4	52 (30.4)	119 (69.6)
	Year 5	121 (37.7)	200 (62.3)
Accomodation	Alone	63 (32.6)	130 (67.4)	0.597
	With friends/roommates	79 (35.9)	141 (64.1)
	Academic residency	43 (33.9)	84 (66.1)
	Family home	225 (37.6)	373 (62.4)
Marital status	Single	301 (36)	536 (64.0)	0.786
	Engaged	100 (37.2)	169 (62.8)
	Married	8 (27.6)	21 (72.4)
	Divorced	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)	0.149
Children	Yes	5 (21.7)	18 (78.3)
	No	405 (36.3)	710 (63.7)
Socio-economic level	Low	9 (12.7)	62 (87.3)	< 10-3
	Moderate	330 (35.8)	591 (64.2)
	High	71 (48.6)	75 (51.4)
History of medical illness	Yes	50 (28.9)	123 (71.1)	0.034
	No	360 (37.3)	605 (62.7)
History of mental illness	Yes	14 (17.7)	65 (82.3)	< 10-3
	No	396 (37.4)	663 (62.6)
Leisure activities	Yes	172 (49.3)	177 (50.7)	< 10-3
	No	238 (30.2)	551 (69.8)
Physical activities	Yes	145 (45)	177 (55)	< 10-3
	No	265 (32.5)	551 (67.5)
Smoking habits	Yes	45 (28.1)	115 (71.9)	0.025
	No	365 (37.3)	613 (62.7)
Drinking habits	Yes	63 (34.4)	120 (65.6)	0.622
	No	347 (36.3)	608 (63.7)
Are you satisfied with your career choice?	Yes	305 (49.3)	314 (50.7)	< 10-3
	No	105 (20.2)	414 (79.8)
Have you ever thought of dropping out of medical studies?	Yes	167 (25.2)	497 (74.8)	< 10-3
	No	243 (51.3)	231 (48.7)
Stress management training	Yes	49 (31.0)	109 (69.0)	0.157
	No	361 (36.8)	619 (63.2)
Have you ever visited a psychiatrist?	Yes	51 (22.4)	177 (77.6)	< 10-3
	No	359 (39.5)	551 (60.5)
	No
Are you happy?	Yes	289 (65.8)	150 (34.2)	< 10-3
	No	121 (17.3)	578 (82.7)