Table 4: Association between the awareness of breast cancer and the social demographic characteristics of respondents.
Variable Have you ever heard of breast cancer? Total Test/p-value Yes No |
Age in years (n = 328) 15 – 20 155 (100.0) 0 (0) 155 (100.0) x2 = 10.2 21 – 25 155 (96.3) 6 (3.7) 161 (100.0) p = 0.0165 26 – 30 6 (100.0) 0 (0) 6 (100.0) df = 3 31 – 35 6 (100.0) 0 (0) 6 (100.0) Ethnic group/Tribe (n = 418) Ijaw 167 (96.5) 6 (3.5) 173 (100.0) x2 = 28.7 Igbo 113 (100.0) 0 (0) 113 (100.0) p = 0.0001 Hausa 12 (100.0) 0 (0) 12 (100.0) df = 6 Yoruba 30 (83.3) 6 (16.7) 36 (100.0) Urhobo 42 (87.5) 6 (12.5) 48 (100.0) Edo 12 (100.0) 0 (0) 12 (100.0) Others 24 (100.0) 0 (0) 24 (100.0) Religion (n = 418) Catholic 101 (100.0) 0 (0) 101 (100.0) x2 = 12.4 Pentecostal 221 (94.8) 12 (5.2) 233 (100.0) p = 0.015 Anglican 48 (88.9) 6 (11.1) 54 (100.0) df = 4 Islam 12 (100.0) 0 (0) 12 (100.0) Others 18 (100.0) 0 (0) 18 (100.0) |