Research Article
Awareness, Knowledge, and Acceptance of Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Anaemia in Nigeria
Table 1
Association between all respondents with or without awareness of bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and sociodemographic characteristics.
| | Variable | Frequency | Awareness of BMT | | value | | Yes | No |
| | Sex | | | | 1.965 | 0.161 | | Male | 120 (45.3) | 72 (60.0) | 48 (40.0) | | | | Female | 145 (54.7) | 99 (68.3) | 46 (31.7) | | |
| | Total | 265 | 171 (64.5) | 94 (35.5) | | |
| | Age | | | | 8.067 | 0.089 | | <20 | 46 (17.4) | 29 (63.0) | 17 (37.0) | | | | 20–29 | 112 (42.3) | 67 (59.8) | 45 (40.2) | | | | 30–39 | 65 (24.5) | 40 (61.5) | 25 (38.5) | | | | 40–49 | 26 (9.8) | 21 (80.8) | 5 (19.2) | | | | ≥50 | 16 (6.0) | 14 (87.5) | 2 (12.5) | | |
| | Total | 265 (100) | 171 (64.5) | 94 (35.5) | | |
| | Education | | | | 25.012 | 0.001 | | Primary | 26 (9.8) | 15 (57.7) | 11 (42.3) | | | | Secondary | 78 (29.8) | 34 (43.6) | 44 (56.4) | | | | Postsecondary | 139 (52.5) | 107 (77.0) | 32 (23.0) | | | | None | 22 (8.3) | 15 (68.2) | 7 (31.8) | | |
| | Total | 265 (100) | 171 (64.5) | 94 (35.5) | | |
| | Marital status | | | | 4.439 | 0.109 | | Single | 178 (67.2) | 108 (60.7) | 70 (39.3) | | | | Married | 83 (31.3) | 61 (73.5) | 22 (26.5) | | | | Widow | 4 (1.5) | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | | |
| | Total | 265 (100) | 171 (64.5) | 94 (35.5) | | |
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