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2023
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Research Article
Factors Influencing Uptake of Prostate Cancer Screening among Men Aged 40 Years and Above in Kazo Town Council, Kazo District, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of sociodemographic factors of study participants.
Variables
Response
Frequency (
)
Percentage (100%)
Level of education
Never gone to school
66
22.0
Primary
133
44.3
Secondary
69
23.0
Postsecondary
32
10.7
Religion
Catholic
103
34.3
Protestants
163
54.3
SDA
3
1.0
Moslem
11
3.7
Pentecostal
20
6.7
Marital status
Never married
6
2.0
Married/cohabiting
266
88.7
Divorced/separated
11
3.7
Widower
17
5.7
Total
300
100.0
Occupation
Civil servant
15
5.0
NGO/private
15
5.0
Farmer
104
34.7
Casual laborer
22
7.3
Not employed
14
4.7
Self-employed
130
43.3
Income level
<30,000
39
13.0
30,000-200,000
169
56.3
200,001-500,000
68
22.7
500,001-1,000,000
23
7.7
>1,000,000
1
0.3
Cultural beliefs
Believe in cultural beliefs
7
2.3
Do not believe
168
56.0
Do not know
125
41.7
Source:
Primary Field Data 2021
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