What Prevents Men Aged 40–64 Years from Prostate Cancer Screening in Namibia?

Table 1

Sample characteristics.

Variable	Frequency (%)
Ever tested for prostate cancer
No	1,044 (83.92)
Yes	200 (16.08)
Health insurance (ref: none)
No	841 (67.60)
Yes	403 (32.40)
Education (ref: none)
No formal education	226 (18.17)
Primary	420 (33.76)
Secondary	481 (38.67)
Higher	117 (9.41)
Discussed health issues with health worker in the last 12 months
No	1,185 (95.26)
Yes	59 (4.74)
Frequency of reading newspapers
Not at all	1,000 (80.39)
Often	145 (11.66)
Very often	99 (7.96)
Frequency of listening to radio
Not at all	178 (14.31)
Often	274 (22.03)
Very often	792 (63.67)
Age of respondent (mean)	49
Marital status
Single	239 (19.21)
Married	899 (72.27)
Separated	106 (8.52)
Religion
Catholic	298 (23.95)
Protestants	203 (16.32)
ELCIN	515 (41.40)
Others	228 (18.33)
Region of residence
Caprivi	58 (4.66)
Erongo	150 (12.06)
Hardap	127 (10.21)
Karas	126 (10.13)
Kavango	76 (6.11)
Khomas	99 (7.96)
Kunene	89 (7.15)
Ohangwena	48 (3.86)
Omaheke	126 (10.13)
Omusati	76 (6.11)
Oshana	61 (4.90)
Oshikoto	138 (11.09)
Otjozondjupa
Place of residence
Urban	615 (49.44)
Rural	629 (50.56)
Wealth
Poorest	172 (13.83)
Poorer	215 (17.28)
Middle	248 (19.94)
Richer	304 (24.44)
Richest	305 (24.52)