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. 2019 Dec 12;12:40. doi: 10.1186/s12245-019-0256-5

Table 1.

Descriptive data of participants

Variables Frequency
(n = 6248)
%
Gender
Male 1871 29.9
Female 4366 69.9
Missing data 11 0.2
Age group
below 20 years old 3187 51.0
21–30 years old 2336 37.4
31–40  years old 469 7.5
41–50 years old 157 2.5
51–60 years old 67 1.1
above 60 years old 11 0.2
Missing data 21 0.3
Occupation
Students 4770 76.3
Professional/technical works 402 6.4
Administrative and clerical work 138 2.2
Armed forces 15 0.2
Elementary occupations 5 0.1
Plant and machine operators 4 0.1
Service and sales sector 62 1.0
Skilled agricultural 37 0.6
Self-employed 38 0.6
Retired 15 0.2
Unemployed 165 2.6
Missing data 597 9.7
Highest education level
No formal education 12 0.2
Primary 91 1.5
Secondary 1824 29.2
Post-secondary (diploma, certificate, etc.) 1794 28.7
Tertiary 2527 40.4
Member of any medical nongovernmental organizations (NGO)?
Yes 697 11.2
No 5420 86.7
Missing data 131 2.1