Table 8 Association between sociodemographic characteristics and perceived risk of breast cancer

Age as at last birthday

Low

High

 18–28

18

36

1.807

0.613

 29–39

28

58

 40–50

51

84

 51 and above

17

43

Religion

 Christianity

62

97

3.400

0.183

 Islam

44

107

 Traditionalist

8

17

Marital status

 Married

72

131

0.411

0.521

 Single

42

89

Educational qualification

 No formal education

13

47

22.564

 < 0.001*

 Primary

20

44

 Secondary

49

110

 Tertiary

32

20

Average income per month

2.337

0.505

 < ₦20,000

37

82

 ₦ 20,000 - ₦ 59,000

52

79

 ₦ 60,000 - ₦ 99,000

8

13

 > ₦ 100,000

14

30

Distance of your residence from the nearest health facility

 Far

21

47

11.598

0.009*

 Moderate distance

57

69

 Nearby

17

40

 Immediate proximity

18

59

Ethnicity

 Yoruba

86

149

2.480

0.479

 Hausa

8

22

 Igbo

13

30

 Others

7

20