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

Table 8

Permission for wife of male respondents to be screened by male health worker(s).

	Permission to be screened			Total	Test of significance	𝑃 value
	Yes	No	Do not know
Gender
Male
Age in four categories
17–29	17 (70.8)	7 (29.2)	0 (0.0)	24 (100)	Fishers exact = 17.460	0.063
30–49	41 (80.4)	8 (15.7)	2 (3.9)	51 (100)
50–69	30 (90.9)	0 (0.0)	3 (9.1)	33 (100)
70–89	5 (83.3)	1 (16.7)	0 (0.0)	6 (100)
Total	93 (81.6)	16 (14.0)	5 (4.4)	114 (100)

There was no statistically significant difference among the various age groups of male respondents with respect to permitting their wives to be screened by a male health worker.