Table VI.
Chi-square test for association between respondents’ socio-demographic characteristics and screening practices (n = 500).
| Participants’ characteristics | Screened | Never screened | Chi2-test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male, n (%) | 42 (28.6) | 105 (71.4) | 0.85 |
| Female, n (%) | 98 (27.8) | 255 (72.2) | |
| Age group | |||
| Youth, n (%) | 19 (16.0) | 100 (84.0) | 0.00 |
| Adult, n (%) | 77 (28.4) | 194 (71.6) | |
| Middle age, n (%) | 44 (40.0) | 66 (60.0) | |
| Religion | |||
| Christianity, n (%) | 84 (32.9) | 171 (67.1) | 0.01 |
| Islam, n (%) | 56 (22.9) | 189 (77.1) | |
| Years of residence | |||
| 10 years or less, n (%) | 94 (28.6) | 235 (71.4) | 0.92 |
| 11 to 20 years, n (%) | 19 (25.3) | 56 (74.7) | |
| 21 to 30 years, n (%) | 16 (26.7) | 44 (73.3) | |
| More than 30 years, n (%) | 11 (30.6) | 25 (69.4) | |
| Monthly income | |||
| No income, n (%) | 3 (8.8) | 31 (91.2) | 0.00 |
| 20,000 or less, n (%) | 88 (26.2) | 248 (73.8) | |
| More than 20,000, n (%) | 49 (37.7) | 81 (62.3) | |
| Household size | |||
| 1 member, n (%) | 10 (24.4) | 31 (75.6) | 0.12 |
| 2 to 4 members, n (%) | 87 (31.8) | 187 (68.2) | |
| 5 and more members, n (%) | 43 (23.2) | 142 (76.8) | |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed, n (%) | 23 (35.9) | 41 (64.1) | 0.00 |
| Self-employed, n (%) | 106 (29.2) | 257 (70.8) | |
| Non-paid employment, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100.0) | |
| Unemployed, n (%) | 7 (11.5) | 54 (88.5) | |
| Retired, n (%) | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Never married, n (%) | 22 (16.2) | 114 (83.8) | 0.00 |
| Currently married, n (%) | 102 (31.9) | 218 (68.1) | |
| Separated, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | |
| Divorced, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100.0) | |
| Widowed, n (%) | 12 (38.7) | 19 (61.3) | |
| Cohabitating, n (%) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | |
| Ethnic group | |||
| Yoruba, n (%) | 120 (27.0) | 324 (73.0) | 0.05 |
| Igbo, n (%) | 7 (26.9) | 19 (73.1) | |
| Hausa, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | |
| Other tribes, n (%) | 13 (50.0) | 13 (50.0) | |
| Level of education | |||
| No formal schooling, n (%) | 4 (9.5) | 38 (90.5) | 0.02 |
| Primary school not completed, n (%) | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | |
| Primary school completed, n (%) | 25 (32.1) | 53 (67.9) | |
| Secondary school not completed, n (%) | 9 (24.3) | 28 (75.7) | |
| Secondary school completed, n (%) | 58 (25.7) | 168 (74.3) | |
| College/University completed, n (%) | 39 (37.1) | 66 (62.9) | |
| Postgraduate degree, n (%) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | |