Students were assured of anonymity and confidentiality,
and participation was voluntary. The age of the participants
ranged from 18 to 31 with 96% ranging between 18 to 25
years of age. The mean age of the participants in the study was
21.87 years. The participants were 395 (29.8%) male and 931
(70.2%) female. This gender distribution reflects the
enrollment profile of the university student body that is 70%
female. Finally, since this is a state university, the
overwhelming majority of students are Kuwaiti nationals by
law, so there was no need to record the nationality. The
self-administered questionnaires were distributed during
regularly scheduled class sessions. The instrument consisted
of both Likert scale questions used to measure the individual’s
perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors, as well as demographic