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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents

From: Sociodemographic determinants of knowledge and attitude in the primary prevention of cervical cancer among University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) students in Malaysia: preliminary study of HPV vaccination

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents

Variables

Respondent (N = 369)

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Age

  ≤ 20 years old

206

55.8

  > 20 years old

163

44.2

Gender

 Male

131

35.5

 Female

238

64.5

Ethnicity

 Malay

1

0.3

 Chinese

339

91.9

 Indian

21

5.7

 Others

8

2.2

Faculty

 FMHS

172

46.6

 FAM

197

53.4

Parents’ income

  ≤ RM3000

233

63.1

  ≥ RM 3000

136

36.9