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Table 4 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice about cancer of the uterine cervix among women living in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Place of residence in Kinshasa

 

Centre

East

West

South

North

Total

 

(N = 224)

(N = 75)

(N = 75)

(N = 75)

(N = 75)

(N = 524)

Characteristic

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Age, years

      

 15-19

23 (10.3)

20 (26.7)

8 (10.7)

5 (6.7)

9 (12.0)

65 (12.4)

 20-24

53 (23.7)

12 (16.0)

24 (32.0)

15 (20.0)

14 (18.7)

118 (22.5)

 25-29

41 (18.3)

12 (16.0)

11 (14.7)

22 (29.3)

18 (24.0)

104 (19.8)

 30-34

40 (17.9)

16 (21.3)

12 (16.0)

16 (21.3)

10 (13.3)

94 (17.9)

 35-39

27 (12.1)

3 (4.0)

10 (13.3)

8 (10.7)

8 (10.7)

56 (10.7)

 40-44

9 (4.0)

7 (9.3)

3 (4.0)

4 (5.3)

7 (9.3)

30 (5.7)

 45-49

11 (4.9)

2 (2.7)

3 (4.0)

4 (5.3)

3 (4.0)

23 (4.4)

 50-54

6 (2.7)

3 (4.0)

1 (1.3)

1 (1.3)

1 (1.3)

12 (2.3)

 55-59

7 (3.1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (4.0)

10 (1.9)

 60-64

4 (1.8)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (2.7)

6 (1.1)

 65-69

1 (0.4)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0.2)

 70-74

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (2.7)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (0.4)

 75-79

2 (0.9)

0 (0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (0.6)

Marital status

      

 Married

86 (38.9)

34 (45.3)

27 (36.0)

29 (40.8)

26 (34.7)

202 (39.1)

 Single

119 (53.8)

36 (48.0)

43 (57.3)

40 (56.3)

42 (56.0)

280 (54.2)

 Widowed

8 (3.6)

2 (2.7)

3 (4.0)

1 (1.4)

3 (4.0)

17 (3.3)

 Divorced

8 (3.6)

3 (4.0)

2 (2.7)

1 (1.4)

4 (5.3)

18 (3.5)

Level of education

      

 No school & primary

39 (17.7)

23 (30.7)

18 (24.0)

17 (23.0)

8 (10.7)

105 (20.2)

 Secondary

128 (58.2)

50 (66.7)

47 (62.7)

46 (62.2)

31 (41.3)

302 (58.2)

 Higher

53 (24.1)

2 (2.7)

10 (13.3)

11 (14.9)

36 (48.0)

112 (21.6)

Occupation

      

 No formal employment

124 (56.1)

57 (76.0)

48 (64.0)

49 (66.2)

21 (28.0)

299 (57.5)

 Student

59 (26.7)

12 (16.0)

14 (18.7)

8 (10.8)

30 (40.0)

123 (23.7)

 Formal employment

38 (17.2)

6 (8.0)

13 (17.3)

17 (23.0)

24 (32.0)

98 (18.8)

Religion

      

 Catholic

70 (31.4)

8 (10.7)

15 (20.0)

24 (32.4)

32 (42.7)

149 (28.5)

 Protestant

22 (9.9)

7 (9.3)

10 (13.3)

13 (17.6)

14 (18.7)

66 (12.6)

 Other

131 (58.7)

60 (80.0)

50 (66.7)

37 (50.0)

29 (38.7)

307 (58.8)

Parity1

      

 0 births

42 (24.9)

16 (21.9)

27 (36.0)

5 (10.9)

32 (45.1)

122 (28.1)

 1 to 2 births

59 (34.9)

29 (39.7)

26 (34.7)

19 (41.3)

17 (23.9)

150 (34.6)

 3 or more births

68 (40.2)

28 (38.4)

22 (29.3)

22 (47.8)

22 (31.0)

162 (37.3)

  1. 1The proportion of missing values was <2% for all variables except for parity (17% missing values).
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