Table 3

Respondents' demographic and academic characteristics

Demographic characteristicsCategoriesNo. of participants (n = 199)%
GenderMale11155.8
Female8844.2
Age (in years)16–202010.1
21–2516884.4
Above 26115.5
Academic DisciplineFaculty of Engineering and Technology3316.6
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities157.5
Faculty of Science3819.1
Faculty of Education Science42.0
Faculty of Law63.0
Faculty of Business Administration157.5
Institute of Information Sciences8542.7
Institute of Information Technology31.5
Educational levelUndergraduate17587.9
Postgraduate2412.1
Comprehend about the term ““plagiarism”Yes15276.4
No3718.6
Unsure105.0
Come to know about the term plagiarism for the first timeDuring the post-graduate degree4020.1
During my graduate degree12462.3
During this survey3517.6
Source(s): Authors' own creation

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