Research Article
Polydrug Use among Students in a Public University in a Lower Middle-Income Country
Table 1
Selected characteristics of students attending a public university in Mombasa, Kenya, in 2017.
| | Sociodemographic characteristics | Total () |
| | Age in years | | | <22 | 164 (43) | | 22 to 24 | 174 (46) | | >24 | 42 (11) | | Gender, (%) | | | Male | 262 (69) | | Female | 118 (31) | | Education level, (%) | | | Degree student | 328 (86) | | Diploma student | 52 (14) | | Birth order, (%) | | | First born | 107 (28) | | 2nd born | 77 (20) | | 3rd born | 74 (20) | | 4th born and above | 122 (32) | | School enrolled in, (%) | | | School of business | 116 (31) | | School of applied and health sciences | 100 (26) | | School of engineering | 89 (23) | | School of humanities & social sciences | 49 (13) | | Institute of computing and informatics | 26 (6.8) | | Year of study | | | First year | 68 (18) | | Second year | 74 (20) | | Third year | 111 (29) | | Fourth year and above | 127 (33) | | Residence or accommodation type, (%) | | | University hostel | 34 (9.0) | | University environs | 110 (29) | | Mishomoroni and Kisauni | 84 (22) | | Within town (Makupa, Sparki, & Majengo) | 116 (31) | | Bamburi and Bombolulu | 36 (9.5) | | Marital status, (%) | | | Never married | 361 (95) | | Married/cohabiting | 19 (5.0) | | Income/pocket money per month (USD), (%) | | | <50 | 170 (45) | | Between 50 and 100 | 108 (28) | | >100 | 102 (27) | | Current number of sexual partners, (%) | | | None | 96 (25) | | One | 232 (61) | | Two and above | 52 (14) | | Used condom during last sexual intercourse-yes (%) | 200 (72) |
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Results are (%) unless specified. |
