4.1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents
The response rate of this current study was 86.92% which showed a lower
response rate as compared to the previous study. Yet, this was
considered a good response rate because according to the American
Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, “a response rate of more than 80%
for a survey-based research” was considered good.17As compared to the other Malaysian medical survey studies, the current
study showed a higher number of female respondents than male
respondents.15 However, these cultural factors were
not directly explored in our study, although it might influence the
responses.