Respondents' demographic and academic characteristics
| Demographic characteristics | Categories | No. of participants (n = 199) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 111 | 55.8 |
| Female | 88 | 44.2 | |
| Age (in years) | 16–20 | 20 | 10.1 |
| 21–25 | 168 | 84.4 | |
| Above 26 | 11 | 5.5 | |
| Academic Discipline | Faculty of Engineering and Technology | 33 | 16.6 |
| Faculty of Social Science and Humanities | 15 | 7.5 | |
| Faculty of Science | 38 | 19.1 | |
| Faculty of Education Science | 4 | 2.0 | |
| Faculty of Law | 6 | 3.0 | |
| Faculty of Business Administration | 15 | 7.5 | |
| Institute of Information Sciences | 85 | 42.7 | |
| Institute of Information Technology | 3 | 1.5 | |
| Educational level | Undergraduate | 175 | 87.9 |
| Postgraduate | 24 | 12.1 | |
| Comprehend about the term ““plagiarism” | Yes | 152 | 76.4 |
| No | 37 | 18.6 | |
| Unsure | 10 | 5.0 | |
| Come to know about the term plagiarism for the first time | During the post-graduate degree | 40 | 20.1 |
| During my graduate degree | 124 | 62.3 | |
| During this survey | 35 | 17.6 |
| Demographic characteristics | Categories | No. of participants ( | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 111 | 55.8 |
| Female | 88 | 44.2 | |
| Age (in years) | 16–20 | 20 | 10.1 |
| 21–25 | 168 | 84.4 | |
| Above 26 | 11 | 5.5 | |
| Academic Discipline | Faculty of Engineering and Technology | 33 | 16.6 |
| Faculty of Social Science and Humanities | 15 | 7.5 | |
| Faculty of Science | 38 | 19.1 | |
| Faculty of Education Science | 4 | 2.0 | |
| Faculty of Law | 6 | 3.0 | |
| Faculty of Business Administration | 15 | 7.5 | |
| Institute of Information Sciences | 85 | 42.7 | |
| Institute of Information Technology | 3 | 1.5 | |
| Educational level | Undergraduate | 175 | 87.9 |
| Postgraduate | 24 | 12.1 | |
| Comprehend about the term ““plagiarism” | Yes | 152 | 76.4 |
| No | 37 | 18.6 | |
| Unsure | 10 | 5.0 | |
| Come to know about the term plagiarism for the first time | During the post-graduate degree | 40 | 20.1 |
| During my graduate degree | 124 | 62.3 | |
| During this survey | 35 | 17.6 |
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