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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2019 Jan 6;28(2):e12986. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12986

Table 3:

Knowledge and practice of mammography

Ife (N =1169) Iwo (N = 1053) Total (N = 2222) p value
Freq. (%) Freq. (%) Freq. (%)

Have you ever heard of mammography?
Yes 138 (11.8) 120 (11.4) 258 (11.6)
No 1031 (88.2) 933 (88.6) 1964 (88.4) p = 0.764

Have you ever had mammography?
Yes 33 (2.8) 19 (1.8) 52 (2.3)
No 1136 (97.2) 1034 (98.2) 2170 (97.7) p = 0.113

When did you last have mammography?
N =33 (N = 19) (N = 52)
Less than 1 year 7 (21.2) 4 (21.1) 11 (21.2)
1 – 2 years 8 (24.2) 9 (47.4) 17 (32.7)
Above 2 years 18 (54.5) 6 (31.6) 24 (46.2) p = 0.187

Do you know where mammography can be done?
(N = 138) (N = 120) (N = 258)
Yes 96 (69.6) 33 (27.5) 129 (50)
No 42 (30.4) 87 (72.5) 129 (50) p < 0.001

How much does mammography cost?
(N=138) (N=120) (N=258)
Underestimated 18 (13) 14 (11.7) 32 (12.4)
Correctly estimated 21 (15.2) 6 (5) 27 (10.5)
Overestimated 4 (2.9) 6 (5) 10 (3.9) p = 0.05
Don’t know 95 (68.8) 94 (78.3) 189 (73.3)