Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of female members and male heads of households in Kaloleni sub-county, Kenya
From: Breast Cancer knowledge, perceptions and practices in a rural Community in Coastal Kenya
Females (n = 442) | Males (n = 237) | |
|---|---|---|
Median age (IQR) years | 22 (19–25) | 31 (23–43) |
Characteristic | n(%)a | n(%)a |
Marital status | ||
Married | 307(70.7) | 173(73.6) |
Single | 70(16.1) | 49(20.9) |
Widowed | 40(9.1) | 8(3.4) |
Divorced | 17(3.9) | 5(2.1) |
Highest level education | ||
None | 212(48.5) | 48(20.3) |
Primary | 182(41.6) | 133(56.4) |
Secondary | 30(6.9) | 44(18.6) |
Tertiary | 8(1.8) | 9(3.8) |
Adult education | 5(1.1) | 2(0.8) |
Religion | ||
Protestant | 185(42.1) | 63(26.8) |
Muslim | 70(15.9) | 67(28.5) |
Catholic | 34(7.7) | 48(20.4) |
Traditional | 56(12.8) | 16(6.8) |
Other/Noneb | 94(21.4) | 41(17.4) |
Occupation | ||
Farmer | 136(31.1) | 90(38.1) |
Trader | 47(10.7) | 36(15.3) |
Crafts | 1(0.2) | 25(10.6) |
Technical | 3(0.7) | 9(3.8) |
Clerk/management/administration | 8(1.8) | 3(1.3) |
Housewife | 77(17.6) | NA |
Otherc | 64(14.6) | 43(18.2) |
None | 102(23.3) | 30(12.7) |