Cervical Cancer: Community Perception and Preventive Practices in an Urban Neighborhood of Lagos (Nigeria)

Table 1

Demographic details.

Variable	Frequency (%) (𝑛=317)
Age (years)	Mean: 41.1 Std. dev: 15.4
<30	79 (24.9)
30–49	148 (46.7)
50–69	68 (21.5)
70–89	19 (6.0)
No response	3 (0.9)
Gender
Male	120 (37.9)
Female	197 (62.1)
Marital status
Single	80 (25.2)
Married	199 (62.8)
Divorced	3 (0.9)
Widowed	29 (9.1)
Separated	4 (1.3)
No response	2 (0.6)
Educational status
No formal	28 (8.8)
Primary	66 (20.8)
Secondary	163 (51.4)
Tertiary	58 (18.3)
No response	2 (0.6)
Employment status
Student	28 (8.8)
Employed	56 (17.7)
Self-employed	194 (61.2)
Home maker	13 (4.1)
Retired	16 (5.0)
Applicant	10 (3.2)

Almost half (46.7%) of respondents were aged 30–49 years. The majority of respondents were female (62.1%) and married (62.8%), and over half of them had secondary school education (51.4%) and were self-employed (61.2%). The mean age was 41.1±15.4.