Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey participants
From: Translation and validation of menopause quick 6 (MQ6) into the Malay language
Independent variables | Frequency n (%) (N = 400) |
|---|---|
Age group | |
40–49 years | 165 (41.3) |
50–60 years | 235 (58.7) |
Marital status | |
Currently Married | 295 (73.8) |
Never married | 23 (5.8) |
Divorced | 25 (6.3) |
Separated | 6 (1.5) |
Widowed | 51 (12.6) |
Ethnicity | |
Malay | 151 (37.8) |
Chinese | 61 (15.3) |
Indian | 45 (11.3) |
Sabahan | 90 (22.5) |
Sarawakian | 37 (9.3) |
Others | 16 (4.0) |
Religion | |
Islam | 245 (61.3) |
Budhha | 38 (9.5) |
Hindu | 40 (10.0) |
Others | 71 (17.8) |
Christian | 6 (1.4) |
Highest education level | |
No education | 24 (6.0) |
Primary school | 72 (18.0) |
Secondary school | 212 (53.0) |
High educational | 89 (22.3) |
Others | 3 (0.8) |