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. 2025 Jan 7;25:4. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-13310-6

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants

Socio-demographics N % Mean (± SD)
Age (years) 32.09(± 8.44)
Marital status (n = 370)
 Single 109 29.4
 Married 240 64.9
 Divorced/widow 21 5.7
Women’s education Level (n = 370)
 Primary 66 17.8
 Secondary 110 29.7
 Tertiary 194 52.4
Women’s income Level (MYR) (n = 54)
 < 2000 35 9.5
 2000–4500 19 5.1
Women’s occupation Status (n = 370)
 Employed 60 16.2
 Unemployed 132 35.7
 Others (still studying, retired, others) 178 48.1
No. of children (n = 261)
 <3 166 63.6
 ≥3 95 36.4
Husband Education Level (n = 244)
 Primary 29 11.9
 Secondary 47 19.2
 Tertiary 168 68.9
Husband income Level (MYR) (n = 164)
 < 2000 91 24.6
 2000–4500 47 12.7
 > 4500 26 7.0
Husband occupation Status (243)
 Employed 169 69.5
 Unemployed 42 17.3
 Others (still studding, retired, others) 32 13.2
History of Cancer (n = 361)
 Yes 4 1.1
 No/ I don’t know 366 98.9