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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practice of breast cancer screening among female health workers in a Nigerian urban city

Characteristics

Frequency (N = 393)

Percent

Age-group (years)

  

20–29

69

17.6

30–39

162

41.2

40–49

94

23.9

50–59

65

16.5

≥ 60

3

0.8

Category of health workers

  

Doctors

102

26.0

Nurses

254

64.6

Radiographers/Laboratory scientist/pharmacist

37

9.4

Marital status

  

Married

284

72.3

Not married

109

27.7

Religion

  

Christian

382

97.2

Islam

10

2.5

African traditional religion

1

0.3

Duration of practice (years)

  

1–10

179

45.5

11–20

102

26.0

21–30

87

22.1

> 30

25

6.4