Table 1

Socio-demographic variables of the students

Socio-demographic variables

Medicine

Nursing

Psychology

Gender

Male

62 (62%)

16 (16%)

59 (59%)

Female

38 (38%)

84 (85%)

42 (41%)

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

25.40 ± 2.46

25.67 ± 3.79

24.39 ± 2.35

Marital status

Single

95 (95%)

74 (74%)

93 (5%)

Married

5 (5%)

26 (26%)

6 (6%)

Divorced/separated

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

Ethnic group

Igbo

96 (96%)

97 (97%)

99 (99%)

Others

4 (4%)

3 (3%)

1 (1%)

Duration of clinical postings (weeks)

4

4

1

Psychiatry

16

4

0

Paediatrics

Number of credit hours of lectures (semester)

Psychiatry/Abnormal psychology

4

2

2

Paediatrics

8

2

0

Child psychology

1

1

2

Igwe et al. Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2010 36:44   doi:10.1186/1824-7288-36-44