Table 1 Summarized characteristics of study participants
| Â | Number of students (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Questionnaire respondents | FGD participants |
Gender | Â | Â |
   Male | 82 (53.6%) | 10 (55.6%) |
   Female | 71 (46.4%) | 8 (44.4%) |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
   Sinhalese | 136 (88.8%) | 16 (88.8%) |
   Tamil | 9 (5.9%) | 1 (5.6%) |
   Muslim | 8 (5.2%) | 1 (5.6%) |
Final MBBS result | Â | Â |
   Repeat | 16 (10.5%) | 2 (11.1%) |
   Simple pass | 83 (54.2%) | 10 (55.5%) |
   Second class, Lower | 40 (26.1%) | 4 (22.2%) |
   Second class, Upper | 12 (7.8%) | 1 (5.6%) |
   First class | 2 (1.3%) | 1 (5.6%) |