Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of Nigerian women towards breast cancer: A cross-sectional study
Age distribution | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Under 30 | 512 | 61.9 |
30–39 | 192 | 23.2 |
40–49 | 82 | 9.9 |
50 or older | 40 | 4.8 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Married | 484 | 49.4 |
Single | 451 | 46.1 |
Divorced/separated | 21 | 2.1 |
Widowed | 23 | 2.3 |
Religion | Â | Â |
Christainity | 817 | 85.0 |
   Catholic | 271 |  |
   Prostestant | 54 |  |
   Pentecostal | 492 |  |
Islam | 45 | 4.7 |
Others | 99 | 10.3 |
Education | Â | Â |
Primary school | 222 | 24.4 |
Secondary school | 442 | 48.7 |
NCE/Polytechnic | 113 | 12.4 |
University | 108 | 11.9 |
Others | 23 | 2.5 |