Cervical Cancer: Community Perception and Preventive Practices in an Urban Neighborhood of Lagos (Nigeria)
Table 5
Awareness of cervical cancer by gender and age.
Heard of cervical cancer
Test of sig.
value
Yes
No
Total
Gender
Male
<30
7 (29.2)
17 (70.8)
24 (100)
0.138
30–49
20 (37.0)
34 (63.0)
54 (100)
50–69
20 (57.1)
15 (42.9)
35 (100)
70–89
2 (33.3)
4 (66.7)
6 (100)
Total
49 (41.2)
70 (58.8)
119 (100)
Female
<30
11 (20.0)
44 (80.0)
55 (100)
0.004
30–49
36 (38.3)
58 (61.7)
94 (100)
50–69
18 (54.5)
15 (45.5)
33 (100)
70–89
2 (15.4)
11 (84.6)
13 (100)
Total
67 (34.4)
128 (65.6)
195 (100)
Total
<30
18 (22.8)
61 (77.2)
79 (100)
0.001
30–49
56 (37.8)
92 (62.3)
148 (100)
50–69
38 (55.9)
30 (44.1)
68 (100)
70–89
4 (21.1)
15 (78.9)
19 (100)
Total
116 (36.9)
198 (63.1)
314 (100)*
Respondents who did not disclose their ages (3).
Awareness about cervical cancer was significantly higher with increasing age () in female and total population.
