Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (N = 476).
| Characteristics | n (%) * |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 424 (89.1) |
| Male | 40 (8.4) |
| Age group (in years) | |
| 18–21 | 325 (68.3) |
| 22–25 | 104 (21.9) |
| 26–29 | 20 (4.2) |
| ≥30 | 15 (3.2) |
| Nationality | |
| Qatari | 212 (44.5) |
| Non-Qatari | 251 (52.7) |
| Religious status | |
| Islam | 459 (96.4) |
| Others | 6 (1.0) |
| College | |
| College of Business & Economics | 29 (6.1) |
| College of Sharia | 59 (12.4) |
| College of Law | 31 (6.5) |
| College of Engineering | 76 (16.0) |
| College of Arts & Sciences | 33 (6.9) |
| College of Health Sciences | 123 (25.9) |
| College of Medicine | 48 (10.1) |
| College of Education | 30 (6.3) |
| College of Pharmacy | 34 (7.1) |
| Year of study in college | |
| 1st Year | 109 (22.9) |
| 2nd Year | 144 (30.3) |
| 3rd Year | 84 (17.7) |
| 4th Year | 73 (15.3) |
| 5th Year or more | 51 (10.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 414 (87.0) |
| Engaged | 32 (6.7) |
| Previously married ** | 12 (2.6) |
| Monthly household income (excluding drivers’ and maids’ salaries) | |
| Less than QAR 11,000 † | 100 (21.0) |
| QAR 11,000–19,999 | 126 (26.5) |
| QAR 20,000 or more | 222 (46.6) |
| Relation between participants’ parents | |
| First cousins | 75 (15.8) |
| Second cousins | 48 (10.1) |
| More distant relation | 76 (16.0) |
| Not related at all | 263 (55.3) |
| Family diagnosed with genetic disease | |
| Yes | 103 (21.6) |
| No | 258 (54.2) |
| Do not know | 100 (21.0) |
* Subgroups that do not add to 100% indicate missing data; ** previously married included separated, divorced, and widowed; † equivalent to USD 3021.15, i.e., 1 QAR = USD 0.27 for year 2020.