Table V.
Chi-square test for association between respondents’ socio-demographic characteristics and levels of knowledge (n = 448).
| Participants’ characteristics | Not-Knowledgeable | Knowledgeable | Chi2-test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male, n (%) | 76 (55.9) | 60 (44.1) | 0.012 |
| Female, n (%) | 213 (68.3) | 99 (31.7) | |
| Age group | |||
| Youth, n (%) | 67 (65.7) | 35 (34.3) | 0.947 |
| Adult, n (%) | 163 (64.4) | 90 (35.6) | |
| Middle age, n (%) | 59 (63.4) | 34 (36.6) | |
| Religion | |||
| Christianity, n (%) | 149 (62.9) | 88 (37.1) | 0.44 |
| Islam, n (%) | 140 (66.4) | 71 (33.6) | |
| Years of residence | |||
| 10 years or less, n (%) | 197 (64.8) | 107 (35.2) | 0.98 |
| 11 to 20 years, n (%) | 40 (64.5) | 22 (35.5) | |
| 21 to 30 years, n (%) | 31 (62.0) | 19 (38.0) | |
| More than 30 years, n (%) | 21 (65.6) | 11 (34.4) | |
| Monthly income | |||
| No income, n (%) | 22 (91.7) | 2 (8.3) | 0.00 |
| 20,000 or less, n (%) | 202 (68.0) | 95 (32.0) | |
| More than 20,000, n (%) | 65 (51.2) | 62 (48.8) | |
| Household size | |||
| 1 member, n (%) | 24 (64.9) | 13 (35.1) | 0.85 |
| 2 to 4 members, n (%) | 162 (65.6) | 85 34.4( | |
| 5 and more members, n (%) | 103 (62.8) | 61 (37.2) | |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed, n (%) | 36 (60.0) | 24 (40.0) | 0.63 |
| Self-employed, n (%) | 217 (65.8) | 113 (34.2) | |
| Non-paid employment, n (%) | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Unemployed, n (%) | 29 (59.2) | 20 (40.8) | |
| Retired, n (%) | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Never married, n (%) | 76 (60.8) | 49 (39.2) | 0.36 |
| Currently married, n (%) | 185 (64.9) | 100 (35.1) | |
| Separated, n (%) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | |
| Divorced, n (%) | 3 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Widowed, n (%) | 20 (76.9) | 6 (23.1) | |
| Cohabitating, n (%) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | |
| Ethnic group | |||
| Yoruba, n (%) | 261 (65.6) | 137 (34.4) | 0.34 |
| Igbo, n (%) | 12 (48.0) | 13 (52.0) | |
| Hausa, n (%) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | |
| Other tribes, n (%) | 15 (65.2) | 8 (34.8) | |
| Level of education | |||
| No formal schooling, n (%) | 24 (85.7) | 4 (14.3) | 0.08 |
| Primary school not completed, n (%) | 6(100) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Primary school completed, n (%) | 42 (64.6) | 23 (35.4) | |
| Secondary school not completed, n (%) | 22 (71.0) | 9 (29.0) | |
| Secondary school completed, n (%) | 131 (62.7) | 78 (37.3) | |
| College/University completed, n (%) | 61 (58.7) | 43 (41.3) | |
| Postgraduate degree, n (%) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | |