Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

 ≤24

367

61.2

 >24

233

38.8

 Male

377

62.8

 Female

223

37.2

 Single

521

87.1

 Married

74

12.4

 Separated

3

0.5

 Anglican

184

30.7

 Roman Catholic

166

27.7

 Muslim

102

17.0

 Pentecostal

90

15.0

 Other

35

5.8

 SDA

21

3.5

 Orthodox

2

0.3

 Busitema University

122

20.4

 Kampala international University

102

17.1

 Makerere University

89

14.9

 Kabale University

71

11.9

 Islamic University in Uganda

62

10.4

 Mbarara University of Science and Technology

55

9.2

 Gulu University

43

7.2

 King Caesar University

20

3.3

 Soroti University

20

3.3

 Uganda Christian University

14

2.3

 Year 1

91

15.2

 Year 2

81

13.5

 Year 3

131

21.8

 Year 4

157

26.2

 Year 5

140

23.3

 Bachelor of Biomedical laboratory technology

4

0.7

 Bachelor of Biomedical sciences

10

1.7

 Bachelors of Anaesthesia

16

2.7

 Bachelors of Dental Surgery

11

1.8

 Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery

488

81.3

 Bachelors of Nursing

58

9.7

 Bachelors of Pharmacy

13

2.2