Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
Variable | N (%) | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|
Age group (y) | 32.86 ± 10.93 | |
< 20 | 82 (5.53) | |
20–29 | 602 (40.59) | |
30–49 | 666 (44.91) | |
≥ 50 | 130 (8.77) | |
Missing | 3 (0.2) | |
Ethnicity | ||
Muslim | 1454 (98.04) | |
Jesus | 25 (1.69) | |
Other | 2 (0.13) | |
Missing | 2 (0.13) | |
Marital States | ||
Married | 1070 (72.15) | |
aConsanguineous married | 160 (14.95) | |
Cohabiting | 36 (2.43) | |
Divorced/Widowed | 145 (9.78) | |
Single | 232 (15.64) | |
Parity | 2.97 ± 2.81 | |
0 | 359 (24.21) | |
1–3 | 583 (39.31) | |
4–6 | 363 (24.48) | |
≥ 7 | 176 (11.87) | |
Missing | 2 (0.13) | |
Education level | ||
No formal | 125 (8.43) | |
Primary | 262 (17.67) | |
Secondary | 920 (62.04) | |
Tertiary | 176 (11.87) | |
First Sex Age(y) | 19.72 ± 4.30 | |
< 15 | 94 (6.34) | |
15–17 | 253 (17.06) | |
18–24 | 719 (48.48) | |
≥ 25 | 157 (10.59) | |
None | 260 (17.53) | |
Family Income | ||
Wealthy | 8 (0.54) | |
Just getting by | 979 (66.01) | |
Poor | 496 (33.45) | |
Drinking Water | ||
Well | 238 (16.05) | |
Tap | 1192 (80.38) | |
Pure | 51 (3.44) | |
Missing | 2 (0.13) | |
Spice tea | ||
Often | 579 (39.04) | |
Occasionally | 412 (27.78) | |
Rare | 403 (27.17) | |
Never | 89 (6) | |
Disease History | ||
None | 942 (63.52) | |
Schistosomiasis | 108 (7.28) | |
Other Disease | 406 (27.38) | |
Don’t know | 27 (1.82) | |
Genetic Disease | ||
None | 1216 (82.00) | |
Yes | 227 (15.31) | |
Don’t know | 40 (2.7) | |
Family Cancer History | ||
None | 1231 (83.01) | |
Yes | 145 (9.78) | |
Don’t know | 107 (7.22) | |
Previous Screening | ||
Yes | 65 (4.38) | |
No | 1417 (95.55) | |
Don’t know | 1 (0.07) | |
Willingness for free screening | ||
Yes | 1304 (87.93) | |
No | 129 (8.7) | |
Don’t know | 50 (3.37) | |
Willingness for non-free screening | ||
Yes | 852 (57.45) | |
No | 384 (25.89) | |
Don’t know | 247 (16.66) | |
Knowledge Scores | 7.84 ± 5.32 | |