Table 3: Demographic characteristics associated with participants wish to know about the chance of developing a stroke.
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Wish to know one’s stroke risk | X2 / t | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Age (mean ± SD) years | 45.6±15.1 | 56.4±13.7 | 6.25 | <0.01 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 202 (89.4) | 24 (10.6) | ||
| Female | 191 (73.8) | 68 (26.3) | 19.19 | <0.01 |
| Educational status | ||||
| None | 31 (58.5) | 22 (41.5) | 54.77 | <0.01 |
| Primary | 42 (60.9) | 27 (39.1) | ||
| Secondary | 119 (81.5) | 27 (18.5 | ||
| Tertiary or higher | 201(92.6) | 16 (7.4) | ||
| Occupation | ||||
| Skilled professional | 68 (94.4) | 4 (5.6) | 89.77 | <0.01 |
| Skilled | 97 (90.7) | 10 (9.4) | ||
| Semi-skilled | 80 (84.2) | 15 (15.8) | ||
| Manual worker | 44 (47.8) | 48 (52.2) | ||
| Retired | 32 (84.2) | 6 (15.8) | ||
| Unemployed | 72 (88.9) | 9 (11.1) | ||
| Religion | ||||
| Christian | 188 (80.0) | 47 (20.0) | 0.32 | 0.57 |
| Islam | 205 (82.0) | 45 (18.0) | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Yoruba | 192 (70.7) | 82 (29.3) | 52.66 | <0.01 |
| Igbo | 23 (95.8) | 1 (4.2) | ||
| Hausa | 110 (99.1) | 1 (0.9) | ||
| Others | 68 (89.5) | 8 (10.5) | ||
| Family history of stroke; Yes | 62 (87.3) | 9 (12.2) | 3.98 | 0.137 |