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. 2016 Aug 8;16:738. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3414-1

Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents

Characteristics Total participants Intervention group Control group Statistics
n (%) n (%) 186 n (%) 184
Age
 (Mean ± SD) 21.79 ± 1.24 21.81 ± 1.38 21.76 ± 1.09 t = 0.39
p = 0.69
Race
 Malay 349 (94.3) 174 (93.5) 175 (95.1) χ2 = 0.42, p = 0.51
 Non-malay 21 (5.7) 12 (6.5) 9 (4.9)
Religious
 Muslim 352 (95.1) 174 (93.5) 178 (96.7) χ2 = 2.03, p = 0.15
 Non-muslim 18 (4.9) 12 (6.5) 6 (3.3)
Marital Status
 Married 13 (3.5) 7 (3.8) 6 (3.3) χ2 = 0.06, p = 0.79
 Single 357 (96.5) 179 (96.2) 178 (96.7)
Family Monthly Income
 (Mean ± SD) 4000 ± 2129.63 4540.86 ± 2013.23 4920.10 ± 2230.45 t = -1.71
p = 0.08

SD standard deviation