Table 3 Descriptive statistics of knowledge towards sexual violence among respondents of rural Morogoro
Characteristics | Total | Good knowledge n (%) | Chi2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | P-value | ||
Sex | <0.001 | |||
Female | 915 | 382 (41.7%) | 533 (58.3%) | |
Male | 653 | 339 (51.9%) | 314 (48.1%) | |
Age groups (in years) | 0.063 | |||
15 – 24 | 410 | 177 (43.2%) | 233 (56.8%) | |
25 – 34 | 595 | 263 (44.2%) | 332 (55.8%) | |
35 – 49 | 563 | 281 (49.9%) | 282 (50.1%) | |
Educational level | <0.001 | |||
No formal Education | 142 | 44 (31.0%) | 98 (69.0%) | |
Primary Education | 1,308 | 608 (46.5%) | 700 (53.5%) | |
Secondary Education and above | 118 | 69 (58.5%) | 49 (41.0%) | |
Marital status | 0.007 | |||
Married/cohabiting | 969 | 467 (48.2%) | 502 (51.8%) | |
Single | 444 | 200 (45.0%) | 244 (55.0%) | |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 155 | 54 (34.8%) | 101 (65.2%) | |
Occupation | 0.168 | |||
Unemployed | 1,456 | 662 (45.5%) | 794 (54.5%) | |
Employed | 112 | 59 (52.7%) | 53 (47.3%) | |
Radio ownership | 0.040 | |||
Yes | 1,211 | 574 (47.4%) | 637 (52.6%) | |
No | 357 | 147 (41.2%) | 210 (58.8%) | |