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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 500)

From: Understanding, perceptions and self-use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among Malaysian pharmacy students

Variables

n (%)

Gender, No (%)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒMale

116 (23.2)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒFemale

384 (76.8)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒAge, y

21.44

Ethnicity, No (%)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒMalay

159 (31.8)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒChinese

290 (58.0)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒIndian

46 (9.2)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒOthers

5 (1.0)

Year of Study, No (%)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒFirst

125 (25.0)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒSecond

125 (25.0)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒThird

125 (25.0)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒFourth

125 (25.0)

Religion, No (%)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒIslam

160 (32.0)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒBuddhist

207 (41.4)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒChristian

76 (15.2)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒHindu

40 (8.0)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒFree thinker

3 (0.6)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒTaoism

2 (0.4)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒSikh

1 (0.2)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒBaha'i

1 (0.2)

Type of University, No (%)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒPublic

151 (30.2)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒPrivate

349 (69.8)