Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) Survey toward Skin Cancer among Ecuadorian Population

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.

		Gender
		Male		Female
		(n = 212; 39.5%)		(n = 325; 60.5%)
		n	%	n	%
Age groups	15–20 y/o	21	9.9	46	14.2
	21–30 y/o	18	8.5	35	10.8
	31–40 y/o	21	9.9	59	18.2
	41–50 y/o	35	16.5	73	22.5
	51–60 y/o	53	25.0	57	17.5
	61–70 y/o	45	21.2	44	13.5
	71–80 y/o	17	8.0	10	3.1
	>81 y/o	2	0.9	1	0.3
Ethnic self-identification	Mestizo	196	92.5	303	93.2
	Montubio	2	0.9	1	0.3
	Black	1	0.5	5	1.5
	Indigenous	7	3.3	15	4.6
	White	3	1.4	2	0.6
	Other	0	0.0	2	0.6
Marital status	Single	48	22.6	96	29.5
	Married	127	59.9	165	50.8
	Consensual union	7	3.3	33	10.2
	Separated	4	1.9	4	1.2
	Divorced	22	10.4	16	4.9
	Widowed	4	1.9	11	3.4
Years of residence	0–10	29	13.7	33	10.2
	11–20	52	24.5	96	29.5
	21–30	23	10.8	78	24.0
	31–40	32	15.1	49	15.1
	41–50	27	12.7	34	10.5
	51–60	24	11.3	18	5.5
	61–70	15	7.1	17	5.2
	>70	10	4.7	0	0.0
Family income ($)	<386	52	24.5	110	33.8
	386–650	97	45.8	135	41.5
	650–1000	47	22.2	46	14.2
	>1000	25	11.8	25	7.7
How many people live in your house?	<2 people	30	14.2	20	6.2
	2–4 people	125	59.0	197	60.6
	4–6 people	49	23.1	92	28.3
	>6 people	6	2.8	12	3.7
Level of education	Illiterate	4	1.9	7	2.2
	Preschool	2	0.9	5	1.5
	Elementary school	57	26.9	100	30.8
	Higher education	89	42.0	144	44.3
	Technical	9	4.2	6	1.8
	Superior third level	46	21.7	59	18.2
	Superior fourth level	5	2.4	4	1.2
Occupation	Worker	54	25.5	35	10.8
	Housewife	2	0.9	136	41.8
	Farmer	4	1.9	2	0.6
	Merchant	19	9.0	31	9.5
	Student	29	13.7	55	16.9
	Professional	62	29.2	32	9.8
	Military or police	1	0.5	1	0.3
	Retired	21	9.9	13	4.0
	Unemployed	12	5.7	12	3.7
	Mixed	8	3.8	8	2.5
Workplace	Inside	49	23.1	123	37.8
	Outside	75	35.4	36	11.1
	Both	29	13.7	37	11.4
	Not applicable	58	27.4	130	40.0
Workplace location	Urban	138	65.1	188	57.8
	Suburban	7	3.3	9	2.8
	Rural	12	5.7	9	2.8
	Not apply	57	26.9	117	36.0
Location of residence site	Urban	197	92.9	296	91.1
	Suburban	6	2.8	13	4.0
	Rural	9	4.2	15	4.6
Do you have drinking water?	Yes	210	99.1	321	98.8
	No	2	0.9	4	1.2
Do you have sewage services?	Yes	209	98.6	321	98.8
	No	3	1.4	4	1.2
Do you have electric lighting?	Yes	212	100.0	324	99.7
	No	0	0.0	1	0.3
Type of skin	Type 1	5	2.4	7	2.2
	Type 2	24	11.3	25	7.7
	Type 3	54	25.5	109	33.5
	Type 4	94	44.3	131	40.3
	Type 5	33	15.6	48	14.8
	Type 6	3	1.4	4	1.2
Personal history of skin cancer	Yes	3	1.4	6	1.8
	No	209	98.6	319	98.2
Family history of skin cancer	Yes	9	4.2	24	7.4
	No	204	96.2	300	92.3