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Table 2 Level of menopause knowledge

From: Assessing young adults' menopause knowledge to increase understanding of symptoms and help improve quality of life for women going through menopause; a student survey

A) Knowledge-based questions (n = 9) by biological sex

Number of correct answers

Female N = 651

N [%]

Male N = 129

N [%]

Prefer not to answer

N [%]

9

191 [29.3]

33 [25.6]

4 [57.1]

8

281 [43.2]

49 [38.0]

2 [28.6]

7

122 [18.7]

23 [17.8]

1 [14.3]

6

24 [3.7]

12 [9.3]

0 [0.0]

5 and less

33 [5.1]

12 [9.3]

0 [0.0]

B) Knowledge-based questions (n = 9) by having close contact with a woman in menopause stage

Number of correct answers

Close contact N = 648

N [%]

No contact N = 139

N [%]

9

198 [30.6]

30 [21.6]

8

278 [42.9]

54 [38.8]

7

116 [17.9]

30 [21.6]

6

27 [4.2]

9 [6.5]

5 and less

29 [4.5]

16 [11.5]