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. 2020 Apr 1;20:273. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05117-5

Table 5.

Cross-tabulation of demographic characteristics and preventive healthcare services uptake

Knowledge of Preventive Healthcare Utilization of Preventive Healthcare Services
Awareness of Preventive Healthcare Knowledge of the components of Preventive Healthcare Frequency of Preventive Healthcare Visits Two-Year Uptake of Preventive Healthcare Services Future Planned Access to Preventive Healthcare Services
N (%) p N (%) p N (%) p N (%) p N (%) p
Age 0.217 0.012 0.012 0.014 0.259
 18–24 22 (6.7) 23 (6.6) 16 (5.6) 21 (6.2) 24 (7.1)
 25–34 159 (48.2) 154 (44.5) 129 (45.4) 155 (45.6) 152 (44.8)
 35–44 111 (33.6) 125 (36.1) 98 (34.5) 121 (35.6) 121 (35.7)
 45–54 30 (9.1) 35 (10.1) 32 (11.3) 35 (10.3) 33 (9.7)
 55–65 8 (2.4) 9 (2.6) 9 (3.2) 8 (2.4) 9 (2.7)
Gender 0.981 0.000 0.06 0.771 0.858
 Female 200 (60.6) 200 (57.8) 180 (63.4) 207 (60.9) 205 (60.5)
 Male 130 (39.4) 146 (42.2) 104 (36.6) 133 (39.1) 134 (39.5)
Education Level 0.079 0.091 0.108 0.403 0.134
 Postgraduate 187 (56.7) 193 (55.8) 167 (58.8) 195 (57.4) 188 (55.5)
 Primary 0 (0) 1 (0.3) 1 (0.4) 1 (0.3) 1 (0.3)
 Secondary 4 (1.2) 3 (0.9) 5 (1.8) 5 (1.5) 3 (0.9)
 Tertiary 139 (42.1) 149 (43.1) 111 (39.1) 139 (40.9) 147 (43.4)
Marital Status 0.615 0.476 0.018 0.739 0.413
 Married 255 (77.3) 272 (78.6) 230 (81) 266 (78.2) 266 (78.5)
 Separated 3 (0.9) 3 (0.9) 3 (1.1) 3 (0.9) 2 (0.6)
 Single 72 (21.8) 71 (20.5) 51 (18) 71 (20.9) 71 (20.9)
Employment Status 0.009 0.112 0.443 0.108 0.242
 Applicant 7 (2.1) 8 (2.3) 8 (2.8) 8 (2.4) 9 (2.7)
 Government 99 (30) 105 (30.3) 88 (31) 100 (29.4) 104 (30.7)
 Private 168 (50.9) 172 (50.4) 130 (45.8) 171 (50.3) 167 (50.2)
 Self-employed 56 (17) 62 (17.9) 58 (20.4) 61 (17.9) 59 (17.4)