Table 5: Association between the practice of breast self-examination and the social demographic characteristics of respondents.

Variable                                 Practice of Breast Self-Examination                Total                        Test/p-value

                                                          Yes                         No                                        

Age in years (n = 328)

15 – 20                                        54 (34.8)              101 (65.2)                   155 (100.0)           x2 = 31.7                                                                              

21 – 25                                      101 (62.7)                60 (37.3)                   161 (100.0)            p = 0 .0001                                           

26 – 30                                          0 (0)                        6 (0)                          6 (100.0)            df = 3

31 – 35                                          6 (100.0)                  0 (0)                         6 (100.0)

Ethnic group/Tribe (n = 418)

Ijaw                                            102 (59.0)             71 (41.0)                    173(100.0)             x2 = 32.4

Igbo                                               47(41.6)             66 (58.4)                   113 (100.0)             p = 0.0001

Hausa                                              0(0)                  12(100.0)                   12(100.0)               df = 6

Yoruba                                         18 (50.0)             18 (50.0)                     36 (100.0)                                     

Urhobo                                         24 (50.0)             24 (50.0)                     48 (100.0)

Edo                                               12 (100.0)            0 (0)                          12 (100.0)

Others                                           12 (50.0)             12 (50.0)                     24(100.0)

Religion (n = 418)

Catholic                                         53 (52.5)             48 (47.5)                    101 (100.0)              x2 = 37.2

Pentecostal                                    108 (46.4)           125 (53.6)                   233 (100.0)              p = 0.0001

Anglican                                        36 (66.7)             18 (33.3)                     54 (100.0)               df = 4

Islam                                              0 (0)                   12 (100.0)                   12 (100.0)

Others                                            18 (100.0)           0 (0)                            18 (100.0)