Table 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Ever tested for prostate cancer | |
| No | 1,044 (83.92) |
| Yes | 200 (16.08) |
| Health insurance (ref: none) | |
| No | 841 (67.60) |
| Yes | 403 (32.40) |
| Education (ref: none) | |
| No formal education | 226 (18.17) |
| Primary | 420 (33.76) |
| Secondary | 481 (38.67) |
| Higher | 117 (9.41) |
| Discussed health issues with health worker in the last 12 months | |
| No | 1,185 (95.26) |
| Yes | 59 (4.74) |
| Frequency of reading newspapers | |
| Not at all | 1,000 (80.39) |
| Often | 145 (11.66) |
| Very often | 99 (7.96) |
| Frequency of listening to radio | |
| Not at all | 178 (14.31) |
| Often | 274 (22.03) |
| Very often | 792 (63.67) |
| Age of respondent (mean) | 49 |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 239 (19.21) |
| Married | 899 (72.27) |
| Separated | 106 (8.52) |
| Religion | |
| Catholic | 298 (23.95) |
| Protestants | 203 (16.32) |
| ELCIN | 515 (41.40) |
| Others | 228 (18.33) |
| Region of residence | |
| Caprivi | 58 (4.66) |
| Erongo | 150 (12.06) |
| Hardap | 127 (10.21) |
| Karas | 126 (10.13) |
| Kavango | 76 (6.11) |
| Khomas | 99 (7.96) |
| Kunene | 89 (7.15) |
| Ohangwena | 48 (3.86) |
| Omaheke | 126 (10.13) |
| Omusati | 76 (6.11) |
| Oshana | 61 (4.90) |
| Oshikoto | 138 (11.09) |
| Otjozondjupa | |
| Place of residence | |
| Urban | 615 (49.44) |
| Rural | 629 (50.56) |
| Wealth | |
| Poorest | 172 (13.83) |
| Poorer | 215 (17.28) |
| Middle | 248 (19.94) |
| Richer | 304 (24.44) |
| Richest | 305 (24.52) |