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. 2024 Jan 28;16(1):e53111. doi: 10.7759/cureus.53111

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.

SR: Saudi Riyals

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%