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. 2019 Sep 24;34:44. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.44.19471

Table 6.

Association between the socio-demographic factors and the knowledge level among women in Kenyase Bosore, community, Ghana

SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF CERVICAL CANCER
HIGH(65-100) MODERATE(40-64) LOW (1-39) X2 VALUES SIG. VALUES
AGE
15-40 41(28.7%) 9(6.3%) 93(65%)
40 above 15(26.3%) 3(5.3%) 39(68.4%) 0.224 0.894
OCCUPATION
Teacher 4(40%) 1(10%) 5(50%)
Traders 24(26.4%) 5(55.%) 62(68.1%)
Nurse 5(83.3%) 1(16.7%) 0(0%)
Hairdressers 2(15.4%) 0(0%) 11(84.6%)
Students 8(28.6%) 0(0%) 20(71.4%)
Farmer 7(50%) 3(21.7%) 4(28.6%)
Unemployed 5(20%) 2(8%) 18(72%)
Seamstress 1(7.7%) 0(0%) 12(92.3%) 32.903 0.003
MARITAL STATUS
Single 17(25%) 7(10.3%) 44(64.7%)
Married 28(30.4%) 3(3.3%) 61(66.3%)
Divorced 6(21.4%) 0(0%) 22(78.6%)
Widow 4(36.4%) 2(18.2%) 5(45.5%) 12.725 0.122
EDUCATION
SHS 9(27.3%) 0(0%) 24(72.7%)
JHS 20(37%) 4(7.4%) 30(55.6%)
Illiterate 6(10.2%) 4(6.8%) 49(83.1)
Primary 4(14.3%) 2(7.1%) 22(78.6%)
Tertiary 17(65.4%) 2(7.7%) 7(26.9%) 35.946 0.000
RELIGION
Christianity
Muslim
39(27.1%)
16(29.1%)
7(4.9%)
5(9.1%)
98(68.1%)
34(61.8%)
Traditional 1(100%) 0 0 4.063 0.398
AGE AT FIRST BIRTH
19-25 26(29.2%) 5(5.6%) 58(65.2%)
26-32 13(30.2%) 2(4.7%) 28(65.1%)
33 above 1(25%) 0(%) 3(75%) 1.162 0.979
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