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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents

From: Development and validation of a structured survey questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, preventive practice, and treatment-seeking behaviour regarding dengue among the resident population of Sabah, Malaysia: an exploratory factor analysis

Sociodemographic characteristic

n (%)

Age (years)

 18–30

190 (41.2)

 31–40

120 (26.0)

 41–50

95 (20.6)

 51–60

44 (9.5)

 61–70

11 (2.4)

Sex

 Female

283 (60.5)

Ethnicity

 Kadazan-Dusun

292 (62.3)

 Bajau

50 (10.7)

 Rungus

25 (5.3)

 Sabah Malay

19 (4.1)

 Brunei

13 (2.8)

 Bugis

13 (2.8)

 Other

56 (12.0)

Marital status

 Married

273 (58.3)

 Single

190 (40.6)

 Other

5 (1.2)

Level of education

 College/university

321 (68.6)

 Secondary school

124 (26.5)

 Primary school

17 (3.6)

 No schooling

6 (1.3)

Occupation

 Employed

257 (54.9)

 Self-employed

74 (15.8)

 Not working

112 (23.7)

 Student

14 (2.8)