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 2
Bivariate analysis of demographic factors associated with uptake of PCa screening.
Variables
Response
Screened for prostate cancer
value
Yes (10)
No (290)
Total
Age
40-49 years
2 (20.0%)
116 (40.0%)
118 (39.3%)
6.073
0.123
50-59 years
4 (40.0%)
112 (38.6%)
116 (38.7%)
60-69 years
3 (30.0%)
40 (13.8%)
43 (14.3%)
70-79 years
0 (0.0%)
17 (5.9%)
17 (5.7%)
80 years and above
1 (10.0%)
5 (1.7%)
6 (2.0%)
Level of education
Nonformal
2 (20.0%)
64 (22.1%)
66 (22.0%)
3.685
0.302
Primary
3 (30.0%)
130 (44.8%)
133 (44.3%)
Secondary
2 (20.0%)
67 (23.1%)
69 (23.0%)
Postsecondary
3 (30.0%)
29 (10.0%)
32 (10.7%)
Marital status
Never married
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.1%)
6 (2.0%)
7.449
0.044
Married/cohabiting
7 (70.0%)
259 (89.3%)
266 (88.7%)
Divorced/separated
0 (0.0%)
11 (3.8%)
11 (3.7%)
Widower
3 (30.0%)
14 (4.8%)
17 (5.7%)
Religion
Catholic
4 (40.0%)
99 (34.1%)
103 (34.3%)
7.884
0.083
Protestants
3 (30.0%)
160 (55.2%)
163 (54.3%)
SDA
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.0%)
3 (1.0%)
Moslem
2 (20.0%)
9 (3.1%)
11 (3.7%)
Pentecostal
1 (10.0%)
19 (6.6%)
20 (6.7%)
Occupation
Civil servant
2 (20.0%)
13 (4.5%)
15 (5.0%)
5.752
0.215
NGO/private
0 (0.0%)
15 (5.2%)
15 (5.0%)
Farmer
4 (40.0%)
100 (34.5%)
104 (34.7%)
Casual laborer
0 (0.0%)
22 (7.6%)
22 (7.3%)
Not employed
1 (10.0%)
13 (4.5%)
14 (4.7%)
Self-employed
3 (30.0%)
127 (43.8%)
130 (43.3%)
Monthly income
<30,000
2 (20.0%)
37 (12.8%)
39 (13.0%)
6.421
0.179
30,000-200,000
3 (30.0%)
166 (57.2%)
169 (56.3%)
200,001-500,000
3 (30.0%)
65 (22.4%)
68 (22.7%)
500,001-1,000,000
2 (20.0%)
21 (7.2%)
23 (7.7%)
>1,000,000
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
Cultural practices
Believe
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.4%)
7 (2.3%)
1.462
0.476
Do not believe
4 (40.0%)
164
168 (56.0%)
Do not know
6 (60.0%)
119 (41.0%)
125 (41.7%)
Source: Primary Field Data 2021. Statistically significant at .
