Table 1 Sociodemographic variables of participants n = 136
From: Perceptions and attitude of women of Luderitz, Namibia on Pap smear and cervical cancer prevention
Frequency | % | |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
21–25 | 24 | 17.6 |
26–30 | 28 | 20.6 |
31–35 | 31 | 22.8 |
36–40 | 14 | 10.3 |
41–60 | 39 | 28.7 |
Total | 136 | 100.0 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 133 | 97.8 |
Muslim | 0 | 0.0 |
Traditionalist | 0 | 0.0 |
No religion | 3 | 2.2 |
Total | 136 | 100.0 |
Education level | ||
No formal education | 1 | 0.7 |
Primary education | 8 | 5.9 |
Junior secondary | 40 | 29.4 |
Senior secondary | 48 | 35.3 |
Tertiary education | 39 | 28.7 |
Employment status | ||
Employed | 119 | 87.5 |
Unemployed | 13 | 9.6 |
Self employed | 4 | 2.9 |
Retired | 0 | 0.0 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 98 | 72.1 |
Married | 34 | 25.0 |
Divorced | 1 | 0.7 |
Widowed | 2 | 1.5 |
Engaged | 1 | 0.7 |
Number of children | ||
0 | 32 | 23.5 |
1 | 32 | 23.5 |
2 | 37 | 27.2 |
3 | 26 | 19.1 |
4 | 5 | 3.7 |
5 | 2 | 1.5 |
6 | 1 | 0.7 |
7 | 1 | 0.7 |