Table 1 Socio-demographic information
From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of cervical cancer prevention among Zambian women and men
|  | Total sample (N = 600) | Kanyama (N = 400) | Chilenje (N = 200) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | Female% | Male% | Female% | Male% | ||
Age | 24 years and below | 9.7 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
25–29 years | 16.3 | 21.0 | 17.5 | 21.0 | 0.0 | |
30–34 years | 21.8 | 18.0 | 28.0 | 17.0 | 22.0 | |
35–39 years | 19.8 | 12.0 | 19.0 | 23.0 | 34.0 | |
40–44 years | 17.2 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | |
45–49 years | 8.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | |
50–54 years | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 6.0 | |
55 years and above | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
Total N (%) | 600 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | |
Education level | No formal education | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Incomplete primary school | 9.8 | 19.5 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Complete primary school | 12.7 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
Incomplete secondary school | 26.8 | 46.5 | 25.5 | 6.0 | 11.0 | |
Complete secondary school | 23.0 | 10.5 | 36.5 | 23.0 | 21.0 | |
Incomplete college, without diploma | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | |
Complete college, with diploma | 10.2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 25.0 | |
Some university-level education, without degree | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 10.0 | 7.0 | |
University-level education, with degree | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | |
Total N (%) | 600 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | |
Employment | Full time employee | 20.5 | 6.0 | 18.5 | 33.0 | 41.0 |
Part time employee | 9.5 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | |
Self employed | 23.3 | 19.0 | 38.0 | 10.0 | 16.0 | |
Unemployed/ housewife | 43.3 | 71.0 | 23.5 | 44.0 | 27.0 | |
Other | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
Total N (%) | 600 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | |
Income | Save money | 28.3 | 17.5 | 46.0 | 17.0 | 26.0 |
Just get by | 74.0 | 83.5 | 58.0 | 80.0 | 81.0 | |
Spent some savings | 7.8 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 17.0 | |
Spent savings and borrowed money | 3.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | |
Total N (%) | 600 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | |
Religion | None | 15.7 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 24.0 | 34.0 |
Catholic | 20.3 | 9.0 | 17.0 | 36.0 | 34.0 | |
Christian Protestant | 61.8 | 89.0 | 62.0 | 37.0 | 32.0 | |
Other | 2.2 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
Total N (%) | 600 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | |
Living Status | Alone | 3.3 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
Partner | 71.2 | 61.5 | 78.0 | 65.0 | 83.0 | |
Stepchildren | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | |
Bio-children | 83.3 | 82.0 | 78.0 | 88.0 | 92.0 | |
Other children | 43.0 | 43.0 | 16.0 | 69.0 | 71.0 | |
Other family | 46.7 | 29.5 | 45.0 | 71.0 | 60.0 | |
Other | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Total N (%) | 599 (99.8) | 200 (100.0) | 199 (99.5) | 100 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | |
Do you know cervical cancer? (awareness) | Yes | 35.8 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 46.0 | 29.0 |
No | 63.2 | 66.0 | 63.5 | 51.0 | 69.0 | |
Not sure | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
Total N (%) | 600 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | |
Have you screened? | Yes | 20.7 | 17.0 | – | 28.0 | – |
No | 79.3 | 83.0 | – | 72.0 | – | |
Total N (%) | 300 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | – | 100 (100.0) | – | |
Interest in self-screening | Yes | 80.2 | 83.5 | 84.5 | 79.0 | 69.0 |
No | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 19.0 | 12.0 | |
Not sure | 6.8 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 19.0 | |
Total | 600 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | |
Have you vaccinated your daughter? | Yes | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
No | 93.3 | 94.5 | 95.5 | 90.0 | 90.0 | |
Total N (%) | 599 (99.8) | 200 (100.0) | 199 (99.5) | 100 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | |
Future vaccination of daughter | No | 4.7 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Yes, if given a chance | 82.7 | 83.0 | 79.5 | 86.0 | 85.0 | |
I do not have a daughter but if I did I would vaccinate her | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 8.0 | |
Total N (%) | 564 (94.0) | 189 (94.5) | 192 (96) | 90 (90.0) | 93 (93.0) | |
Vaccination of son | No | 7.0 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
Yes, if given a chance | 84.0 | 84.0 | 78.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | |
I don’t have a son but if I did I would vaccinate him | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
I don’t have a son but if I did I would not vaccinate him | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
Total N (%) | 596 (99.3) | 198 (99.0) | 198 (99.0) | 100 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | |