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Table 2 Clinical and social characteristics of respondents among medical students at University of Gondar, northwest Ethiopia 2019 (n = 393)

From: Suicide ideation, attempt, and determinants among medical students Northwest Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Categories

Frequency

Percent

Family history of mental illness

Yes

50

12.7

No

343

87.3

History of mental illness

Yes

13

3.3

No

380

96.7

History of chronic illness

Yes

25

6.4

No

368

93.6

Family history of suicide attempt

Yes

33

8.4

No

360

91.6

Depression

No

271

69

Yes

122

31

Social support

Poor

104

26.5

Medium

202

51.4

Good

87

22.1