Assessment of the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Sokoine University Students Regarding Endocrine Disruptors Coming from Plastic Chemicals

Table 1.

Distribution of respondents based on theirsocioeconomic characteristics of the respondents

Demographic Information Frequency Percent

Age    
15-20 15 10.0
21-30 109 72.7
31-40 19 12.7
Above 40 7 4.7
Gender    
Male 73 48.7
Female 77 51.3
Level of Education    
Certificate 8 5.3
Diploma 13 8.7
Degree 122 81.3
Masters 6 4.0
PhD 1 0.7
Marital Status    
Married 8 5.3
Single 93 62.0
Separated 6 4.0
In a relationship 43 28.7
Occupational Status    
Employed 6 4.0
Involved in entrepreneurship 23 15.3
Only student 121 80.7
Years of Experience (if employed or in entrepreneurship)    
Less than 1 year 14 60.9
1-5 Years 9 39.1