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Table 1 Description of the study population by percentage of each gender, age category and education level category

From: A study on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding dengue fever, its prevention and management among dengue patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

Percentage gender distribution of the study population

 Male

61%

 Female

39%

Percentage of the study population under each age category

  < 30 years old

42%

 30–50 years

36% (35% of them are graduates or diploma holders)

  > 50 years

22% (21% of them are graduates or diploma holders)

Percentage of the study population under each education level category

 Currently Schooling

10%

 Adults educated up to less than ordinary level at school who were not graduates or diploma holders

8%

 Adults educated up to ordinary level at school who were not graduates or diploma holders

18%

 Adults educated up to advanced level at school who were not graduates or diploma holders

34%

 Adults who had completed school education and were currently undergraduates or following a diploma course

24%

 Adults who have completed school education and were graduates or diploma holders

6%