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Table 1 Students' demographic characteristics and parents’ careers and education levels

From: Changes in hepatitis A virus (HAV) seroprevalence in medical students in Bangkok, Thailand, from 1981 to 2016

Characteristics

Mean ± SD or N (%)

Data from all students (n = 176)

 Age (years)

19.07 ± 0.59

 Gender, female

88 (50)

 Domicile

  Central

115 (65.3)

  North

11 (6.3)

  East

31 (17.6)

  West

4 (2.3)

  South

15 (8.5)

Data from HAV vaccination records (n = 66 records available)

 Received two injections (complete series)

40 (60.6)

 Received one injection

3 (4.5)

 Did not receive injections

23 (34.8)

Data from questionnaires (n = 126 questionnaires returned)

 Father’s career

 

 Businessman

53 (42.1)

  Employee

31 (24.6)

  Officer

18 (14.3)

  Physician

9 (7.1)

  Dentist

6 (4.8)

  Pharmacist

3 (2.4)

  Architect

2 (1.6)

  Engineer

5 (4.0)

  Pilot

1 (0.8)

  Unknown

1 (0.8)

 Mother’s career

 Businesswoman

42 (33.4)

  Employee

22 (17.4)

  Officer

30 (23.8)

  Physician

4 (3.2)

  Dentist

8 (6.3)

  Pharmacist

2 (1.6)

  Architect

1 (0.8)

  Engineer

2 (1.6)

  Housewife

11 (8.7)

  Unknown

1 (0.8)

 Salary (USD/month)

  Father’s (n = 101)

3345.9

  Mother’s (n = 81)

2395.5

 Father’s education

  Grade 1–6

4 (3.2)

  Grade 7–12

5 (3.9)

  Vocation certificate

1 (0.7)

  Vocation diploma

1 (0.7)

  Bachelor’s degree

80 (63.5)

  Master’s degree

36 (25.6)

  Ph.D. degree

4 (3.2)

  Unknown

5 (3.9)

 Mother’s education

 

  Grade 1–6

3 (2.5)

  Grade 7–12

5 (3.9)

  Vocation certificate

1 (0.7)

  Vocation diploma

2 (1.5)

  Bachelor’s degree

82 (65.1)

  Master’s degree

34 (26.9)

  Ph.D. degree

3 (2.5)

  Unknown

6 (5.1)