Table 2.
Descriptive statistics about the sociodemographics of participants (N=334).
| Characteristics | Intervention group (n=167), n (%) | Control group (n=167), n (%) | |||
| Age group (years) | |||||
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18-29 | 98 (58.7) | 80 (47.9) | ||
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30-49 | 50 (29.9) | 71 (42.5) | ||
|
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>50 | 19 (11.4) | 16 (9.6) | ||
| Sex | |||||
|
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Male | 52 (31.1) | 67 (40.1) | ||
|
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Female | 115 (68.9) | 100 (59.9) | ||
| Nationality | |||||
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Malaysian | 151 (90.4) | 153 (91.6) | ||
|
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Non-Malaysian | 16 (9.6) | 14 (8.4) | ||
| Highest level of formal education | |||||
|
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Secondary school | 2 (1.2) | 6 (3.6) | ||
|
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Preuniversity | 19 (11.4) | 24 (14.4) | ||
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Diploma | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.2) | ||
|
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Bachelor’s degree | 93 (55.7) | 99 (59.3) | ||
|
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Master’s degree | 40 (23.9) | 27 (16.2) | ||
|
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PhD | 12 (7.2) | 9 (5.4) | ||
| Family income, RMa (US $) | |||||
|
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<4360 (B40b; $2367.47) | 35 (20.9) | 35 (20.9) | ||
|
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4360 to 9619 (M40c; $2367.47 to $2367.47) | 84 (50.3) | 94 (56.3) | ||
|
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>9619 (T20d; $2367.47) | 46 (27.5) | 36 (21.6) | ||
|
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Not disclosed | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) | ||
| Relationship status | |||||
|
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Single | 99 (59.3) | 95 (56.9) | ||
|
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Married | 66 (39.5) | 71 (42.5) | ||
|
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Others | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.6) | ||
aRM: Ringgit Malaysia.
bB40: Bottom 40% of the household income classification in Malaysia.
cM40: Middle 40% of the household income classification in Malaysia.
dT20: Top 20% of the household income classification in Malaysia.