Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the sample
Demographic Categories N %
Gender
  Female 357 70
  Male 150 29
  Other 3 1
Age
  Less than 23 years old 83 16
  23 116 23
  24 132 26
  25 81 16
  26 44 9
  More than 26 years old 54 11
Year of program entry
  2014 or before 42 8
  2015 102 20
  2016 174 34
  2017 192 37
Program
  Physiotherapy 128 25
  Medicine 128 25
  Nursing 63 12
  Dentistry 49 10
  Nutrition 27 5
  Speech Pathology 38 7
  Medical Technology 29 6
  Midwifery 9 2
  Occupational Therapy 39 8
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