TABLE 4.
Effects of socio-demographic characteristics on the level of knowledge of respondents.
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Near dump site (Igando) (n = 103) |
Statistics |
Far from dump site (Badagry) (n = 103) |
Statistics |
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| Good |
Poor |
t | df | p | Good |
Poor |
t | df | p | |||||||||
| n | % | Mean ± SD | n | % | Mean ± SD | n | % | Mean ± SD | n | % | Mean ± SD | |||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||||||||||||||
| ≤ 20 | 1 | 1.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 22 | 22.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| 21–30 | 41 | 40.2 | - | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 43 | 43.0 | - | 1 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - |
| 31–40 | 29 | 28.4 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 19.0 | - | 2 | 66.7 | - | - | - | - |
| 41–50 | 9 | 8.8 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| 51–60 | 2 | 2.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| 61–70 | 4 | 3.9 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Not given | 16 | 15.7 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 102 | 100 | - | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 100 | 100 | - | 3 | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Mean ± SD | - | - | 34.24 ± 10.26 | - | - | 29.00 ± 0.00 | 0.51 | 85 | 0.61 | - | - | 28.46 ± 9.89 | - | - | 33.67 ± 7.77 | 0.90 | 96 | 0.37 |
| Gender | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 51 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 58 | 58.0 | - | 2 | 66.7 | - | - | - | - |
| Female | 50 | 49.0 | - | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 42 | 42.0 | - | 1 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - |
| Not given | 1 | 1.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 102 | 100 | - | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | 1.00* | 100 | 100 | - | 3 | 100 | - | - | - | 1.000* |
| Educational status | ||||||||||||||||||
| No formal education | 1 | 1.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Primary | 8 | 7.8 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9.0 | - | 1 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - |
| Secondary | 45 | 44.1 | - | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 36.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Tertiary | 44 | 43.1 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 40 | 40.0 | - | 2 | 66.7 | - | - | - | - |
| Others | 0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Not given | 4 | 3.9 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 102 | 100 | - | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | 1.00* | 100 | 100 | - | 3 | 100 | - | - | - | 0.4478* |
| Workplace near dumpsite? | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 81 | 79.4 | - | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| No | 21 | 20.6 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 84 | 84.0 | - | 3 | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 102 | 100 | - | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | 1.00* | 100 | 100 | - | 3 | 100 | - | - | - | 1.00* |
| Duration of stay in residential location (years) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0–5 | 53 | 52.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 18 | 18.0 | - | 1 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6–10 | 36 | 35.3 | - | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | 20 | 20.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11–15 | 9 | 8.8 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 19 | 19.0 | - | 1 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 16–20 | 1 | 1.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 12 | 12.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 21–25 | 0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 6 | 6.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 26–30 | 0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 10 | 10.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 31–35 | 0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 36–40 | 0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 4 | 4.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Not given | 3 | 2.9 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 10 | 10.0 | - | 1 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 102 | 100 | - | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | 100 | 100 | - | 3 | 100 | - | - | - | - | |
| Mean ± SD | - | - | 5.75 ± 3.61 | - | - | 7.00 ± 0.00 | 0.35 | 98 | 0.73 | - | - | 14.43 ± 9.73 | - | - | 8.00 ± 7.07 | 0.93 | 90 | 0.36 |
| Marital status | ||||||||||||||||||
| Single | 39 | 38.2 | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 55 | 55.0 | - | 1 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - | |
| Married | 56 | 54.9 | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 44 | 44.0 | - | 1 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - | |
| Divorced | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | 1 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - | |
| Widowed | 7 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 102 | 100 | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | 1.00* | 100 | 100 | - | 3 | 100 | - | - | - | 0.06* | |
df, degree of freedom; SD, standard deviation; t, t-test.
*
, Fischer’s exact.