Research Article
What Prevents Men Aged 40–64 Years from Prostate Cancer Screening in Namibia?
Table 1
Sample characteristics.
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
| Ever tested for prostate cancer | | No | 1,044 (83.92) | Yes | 200 (16.08) | Health insurance (ref: none) | | No | 841 (67.60) | Yes | 403 (32.40) | Education (ref: none) | | No formal education | 226 (18.17) | Primary | 420 (33.76) | Secondary | 481 (38.67) | Higher | 117 (9.41) | Discussed health issues with health worker in the last 12 months | | No | 1,185 (95.26) | Yes | 59 (4.74) | Frequency of reading newspapers | | Not at all | 1,000 (80.39) | Often | 145 (11.66) | Very often | 99 (7.96) | Frequency of listening to radio | | Not at all | 178 (14.31) | Often | 274 (22.03) | Very often | 792 (63.67) | Age of respondent (mean) | 49 | Marital status | | Single | 239 (19.21) | Married | 899 (72.27) | Separated | 106 (8.52) | Religion | | Catholic | 298 (23.95) | Protestants | 203 (16.32) | ELCIN | 515 (41.40) | Others | 228 (18.33) | Region of residence | | Caprivi | 58 (4.66) | Erongo | 150 (12.06) | Hardap | 127 (10.21) | Karas | 126 (10.13) | Kavango | 76 (6.11) | Khomas | 99 (7.96) | Kunene | 89 (7.15) | Ohangwena | 48 (3.86) | Omaheke | 126 (10.13) | Omusati | 76 (6.11) | Oshana | 61 (4.90) | Oshikoto | 138 (11.09) | Otjozondjupa | | Place of residence | | Urban | 615 (49.44) | Rural | 629 (50.56) | Wealth | | Poorest | 172 (13.83) | Poorer | 215 (17.28) | Middle | 248 (19.94) | Richer | 304 (24.44) | Richest | 305 (24.52) |
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