Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 495 (64.2) |
| Male | 276 (35.8) |
| Residency | |
| Rural | 113 (14.7) |
| Urban | 658 (85.3) |
| Age, median (IQR) | 23 (20–29) |
| Region | |
| Central region | 184 (23.9) |
| Eastern region | 145 (18.8) |
| Northern region | 52 (6.7) |
| Southern region | 186 (24.1) |
| Western region | 204 (26.5) |
| Nationality | |
| Non-Saudi | 61 (7.9) |
| Saudi | 710 (92.1) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 536 (69.5) |
| Married | 209 (27.1) |
| Divorced | 13 (1.7) |
| Widowed | 13 (1.7) |
| Occupation | |
| Employee | 187 (24.3) |
| Housewife | 44 (5.7) |
| Retired | 11 (1.4) |
| Student | 483 (62.6) |
| Student and employee | 2 (0.3) |
| Unemployed | 44 (5.7) |
| Education level | |
| Bachelor | 442 (57.3) |
| Diploma | 49 (6.4) |
| Higher education or postgraduate | 33 (4.3) |
| Illiterate | 2 (0.3) |
| Intermediate school | 7 (0.9) |
| Primary school | 3 (0.4) |
| Secondary school | 235 (30.5) |
| Household income (riyals) | |
| 2000–5000 | 122 (15.8) |
| From 10,000 to 15,000 | 162 (21.0) |
| From 5000 to 10,000 | 154 (20.0) |
| <2000 | 62 (8.0) |
| >15,000 | 271 (35.1) |
| Health-care professional or health-care worker | |
| No | 629 (81.6) |
| Yes | 142 (18.4) |
IQR=Interquartile range