Table 4 Adherence status in relation to socio-demographic and academic characteristics of male students at Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, 2021

Age

- 18–<20

69

45.7

176

45.6

- 20–<23

49

32.5

131

33.9

0.92

- ≥23

33

21.8

79

20.5

Residence

- Urban

64

42.4

135

35.0

0.11

- Rural

87

57.6

251

65.0

Family income

- Ten thousands LE or more/month

15

9.9

29

7.5

- More than 5000 LE and less than 10000/month

40

26.5

108

28.0

0.65

- Five thousands or less LE/month

96

63.6

249

64.5

Academic year

- First

63

41.6

159

41.2

- Second

28

18.4

85

22.0

- Third

16

11.0

34

8.8

0.95

- Fourth

12

7.9

30

7.8

- Fifth

5

3.2

14

3.6

- Sixth

27

17.9

64

16.6

Academic score in the previous year (No.= 315) ^a

- Excellent

34

38.6

94

41.6

- Very good

22

25.0

72

31.8

- Good

26

29.6

50

22.2

0.4

- Accepted

6

6.8

9

4.0

- Failed

0

0.0

1

0.4