Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.
Characteristic | n | (%) |
Age (years) | ||
18-24 | 502 | 48.5% |
25-34 | 283 | 27.4% |
35-44 | 162 | 15.7% |
45-54 | 69 | 6.7% |
55-64 | 15 | 1.5% |
65 and above | 3 | 0.3% |
Gender | ||
Female | 754 | 72.9% |
Male | 280 | 27.1% |
Nationality | ||
Non-Saudi | 34 | 3.3% |
Saudi | 1,000 | 96.7% |
Level of education | ||
Primary | 6 | 0.6% |
Intermediate | 25 | 2.4% |
Secondary | 232 | 22.4% |
Bachelor's | 632 | 61.1% |
Others | 139 | 13.4% |
Occupation | ||
Employed | 239 | 23.1% |
Private business | 79 | 7.6% |
Housewife | 116 | 11.2% |
Student | 397 | 38.4% |
Retired | 203 | 19.6% |
Income level | ||
Less than 5000 SR | 607 | 58.7% |
5000-10,000 SR | 222 | 21.5% |
10,000-15,000 SR | 135 | 13.1% |
More than 15,000 SR | 70 | 6.8% |
Source of information | ||
Friends/relatives | 55 | 5.3% |
From my curriculum | 148 | 14.3% |
From my doctor | 31 | 3% |
Social media | 99 | 9.6% |
Others | 57 | 5.5% |
I have never heard about it before | 644 | 62.3% |