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Table 3 Relationship between socio-demographic factors, current educational status and sexual and reproductive health knowledge (n = 434)

From: A cross-sectional study to explore postgraduate students’ understanding of and beliefs about sexual and reproductive health in a public university, Malaysia

Variable

Group

N (%)

Mean score

Test

p-value

Gender

Male

93 (21.4)

30.989

t = 1.751

0.082

 

Female

341 (78.6)

29.343

  

Age (year)

<26 years

265 (61.1)

29.034

t = −2.167

0.031*

 

≥26 years

169 (38.9)

30.733

  

Ethnic

Malay

305 (70.3)

29.459

t = −0.899

0.37

 

Non- Malay

129 (29.7)

30.255

  

Religion

Muslim

317 (73)

29.425

t = −1.118

0.265

 

Non- Muslim

117 (27)

30.427

  

Marital status

Married

94 (21.7)

31.904

t = 3.26

0.001*

 

Single

340 (78.3)

29.085

  

Year of study

First year

349 (80.4)

29.352

t = −1.842

0.068

 

Others

85 (19.6)

31.105

  

Faculty

Non- science

108 (24.9)

26.546

 

0.000*

 

Science

263 (60.6)

29.4981

F = 29.103

 

Health science

63 (14.5)

35.9206

  1. *Level of significance (p < 0.05)