Table 9 Association between sociodemographic characteristics and practice of breast self-examination

Age as at last birthday

Poor

Good

 18–28

22

32

2.283

0.516

 29–39

34

52

 40–50

62

73

 51 and above

21

39

Religion

 Christianity

62

97

2.580

0.275

 Islam

63

88

 Traditionalist

14

11

Marital status

 Married

76

127

3.212

0.073

 Single

62

69

Educational qualification

 No formal education

31

29

19.860

< 0.001*

 Primary

33

31

 Secondary

67

92

 Tertiary

8

44

Average income per month

12.586

0.006*

 < ₦20,000

55

64

 ₦ 20,000 - ₦ 59,000

53

78

 ₦ 60,000 - ₦ 99,000

8

13

 ≥₦ 100,000

7

37

Distance of your residence from the nearest health facility

 Far

24

44

3.551

0.314

 Moderate distance

56

70

 Nearby

19

38

 Immediate proximity

35

42

Ethnicity

 Yoruba

95

140

10.759

0.013*

 Hausa

14

16

 Igbo

12

31

 Others

18

9