Table 1: Profile of the students.

Variable Category n %
Sex Female 254 43.6
Male 329 56.4
Marital status Single 513 88.0
Married 65 11.1
Others 5 0.9
Field of study Medical 156 26.8
Nursing 118 20.2
Aging health 16 2.7
Health 79 13.6
Pharmacology 28 4.8
Rehabilitation 107 18.4
Dentistry 24 4.1
Paramedical 55 9.4
Educational degree Residents 11 1.9
PhD 4 0.7
General physician 171 29.3
Master 75 12.9
Bachelor 322 55.2
Father's Age (60+ years) - 124 21.3
Mother's Age (60+ years) - 59 10.1
Living with grandparents - 61 10.5
Geriatrics and gerontology experience - 136 23.3
Geriatrics and gerontology voluntary work - 97 16.6
Geriatrics and gerontology Research - 51 8.7
Geriatrics and gerontology course - 134 23.0
Geriatrics and gerontology congress - 63 10.8
Geriatrics and gerontology workshop - 65 11.1
Visiting rehabilitation center - 130 22.3
Visiting nursing home - 149 25.6
Cared by grandparents - 250 42.9