Bullying among undergraduate medical students at Tanta University, Egypt: a cross-sectional study

Figures & data

Table 1. Socio-demographic features of studied sample.

Variable		No.	%
Year of study	Fourth year	598	57.6%
	Fifth year	230	22.1%
	Sixth year	211	20.3%
Age(years): (Mean± SD)	Range (21–24 years): 22.6 ± 4.89
Sex	Male	416	40.0%
	Female	623	60.0%
Residence	Urban	577	55.5%
	Rural	462	44.5%
Supervision in home	Father	795	76.5
	Mother	181	17.4
	None	63	6.1
Having an Intimate friend	No	193	18.6
	Yes	846	81.4
Presence of Disability	No	975	93.8
	Yes	64	6.2
Presence of mental health problems	No	788	75.8
	Yes	251	24.2

Table 2. History of exposure to bullying and response among studied sample.

Exposure to bullying		Number	%
History of exposure to bullying	Yes	738	71.1
	No	301	28.9
Frequency of exposure	Single time	374	50.6
	Multiple	364	49.4
Response after exposure	None	674	91.3
	Discuss with family	36	4.9
	Discuss with staff	24	3.3
	Discuss with friends	4	0.5
Support after discussion	No	54	84.4%
	Yes	10	15.6%

Table 3. Types and perpetrators of bullying among studied sample.

Types of bullying
Physical			176(23.8%)
Perpetrators	Professors		49(27.8%)
	Other staff		36(20.5%)
	Fellow students		91(51.7%)
Verbal			545(73.8%)
Perpetrators		Professors	164(30.1%)
		Other staff	102(18.7%)
		Fellow students	279(51.2%)
Written			194(26.3%)
Perpetrators		Professors	29(14.9%)
		Other staff	39(20.1%)
		Fellow students	126(65.0%)
Behavioural			472(63.9%)
Perpetrators		Professors	98(20.7%)
		Other staff	96(20.3%)
		Fellow students	278(59.0%)
Being ignored			258(34.9%)
Perpetrators		Professors	71(27.5%)
		Other staff	53(20.5%)
		Fellow students	134(52.0%)

Table 4. Gender based differences of types and actors of bullying.

		Physical		Verbal		Written			Behavioural		Being ignored
		Male	Female	Male	Female	Male		Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Types of Bullying	Yes	95(30.7%)	81(18.9%)	224(72.5%)	321(74.8%)	87(28.1%)		107(24.9%)	179(57.9%)	293(68.3%)	119(38.5%)	139(32.4%)
	No	214(69.3%)	348(81.1%)	85(27.5%)	108(25.2%)	222(71.9%)		322(75.1%)	130(42.1%)	136(31.7%)	190(61.5%)	290(67.6%)
	P value	0.00*		0.4		0.3			0.002*		0.08
Actors of Bullying	Professor	33(34.7%)	16(19.8%)	72(32.1%)	92(28.7%)	19(21.8%)	10(9.3%)		48(26.8%)	50(17.1%)	35(29.4%)	36(25.9%)
	Other staff	22(3.2%)	14(17.3%)	50(22.3%)	52(16.2%)	20(23.0%)	19(17.8%)		39(21.8%)	57(19.2%)	27(22.7%)	26(18.7%)
	Fellow student	40(42.1%)	51(63.0%)	102(45.5%)	177(55.1%)	48(55.2%)	78(72.9%)		92(51.4%)	186(63.7%)	57(47.9%)	77(55.4%)
	P value	0.01*		0.06		0.02*			0.001*		0.4

* p‹0.005

Table 5. Multiple linear regression analysis of some factors affecting exposure to bullying.

Variables	Beta	SE	Significance
Age	.005	.006	0.876
Gender	−.063	.029	0.045*
Residence	.018	.028	0.551
Having intimate friend	−.039	.036	0.208
Presence of disability	.075	.058	0.016*
Presence of mental health problems	.228	.033	0.000*

* p‹0.005

Availability of data and material

The data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article.