Table 1 The results of Chi-square (χ 2 ) test of knowledge and awareness about STDs among various socio-economic and demographic variables
From: Knowledge and awareness about STDs among women in Bangladesh
Variables | Frequency (Percentage) | Knowledge and awareness about STDs | χ2values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | Total (%) | ||||
Division | Barisal | 2066(13.8) | 452 (4.1) | 986 (9.0) | 1438 (13.1) | 240.57* |
Dhaka | 2284(16.0) | 534 (4.9) | 1806 (16.4) | 2340 (21.3) | ||
Khulna | 2656(24.2) | 332 (3.0) | 1379 (12.5) | 1711 (15.6) | ||
Rajshahi | 1319(12.9) | 704 (6.4) | 1376 (12.5) | 2080 (18.9) | ||
Sylhet | 1120(10.2) | 595 (5.4) | 889 (8.1) | 1484 (13.5) | ||
Chittagong | 2871(22.9) | 616 (5.6) | 1327 (12.1) | 1943 (17.7) | ||
Place of residence | Urban | 4106(37.3) | 585 (5.3) | 3566 (32.4) | 4151 (37.8) | 752.87* |
Rural | 6890(62.7) | 2648 (24.1) | 4197 (38.2) | 6845(62.2) | ||
Respondent’s education | Illiterate | 2505(22.8) | 1910 (17.4) | 1615 (14.7) | 3525 (32.1) | 2115.35* |
Primary | 3311(30.1) | 1041 (9.5) | 2227 (20.3) | 3268 (29.7) | ||
Secondary | 4194(38.1) | 280 (2.5) | 3065 (27.9) | 3345 (30.4) | ||
Higher | 986(9.0) | 2 (0.1) | 853 (7.8) | 855 (7.9) | ||
Respondent’s age | 15-19 yrs | 3425(31.1) | 296 (2.7) | 1052 (9.6) | 1348 (12.3) | 268.61* |
20-29 yrs | 5124(46.6) | 917 (8.3) | 3192 (29.0) | 4109 (37.4) | ||
30-49 yrs | 2447(22.3) | 2020 (18.4) | 3519 (32.0) | 5539 (50.4) | ||
Radio | No | 943(8.6) | 2529 (23.0) | 4967 (45.2) | 7496 (68.2) | 213.34* |
Yes | 10053(91.4) | 704 (6.4) | 2796 (25.4) | 3500 (31.8) | ||
Watch TV | No | 6187(56.3) | 2665 (24.2) | 3646 (33.2) | 6311 (57.4) | 1173.97* |
Yes | 4809(43.7) | 568 (5.2) | 4117 (37.4) | 4685 (42.6) | ||