Table 1 Characteristics of participants
From: Knowledge of prostate cancer among males attending a urology clinic, a South African study
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Race (n = 344)* | ||
Black | 258 | 75.0 |
Caucasian | 55 | 16.0 |
Coloured | 26 | 7.6 |
Asian | 5 | 1.4 |
Age group (n = 344) | ||
35–44 years | 112 | 32.4 |
45–54 years | 95 | 27.5 |
55–64 years | 86 | 24.9 |
65–74 years | 39 | 11.3 |
≥75 years | 12 | 4.0 |
Language # (n = 346) | ||
Afrikaans | 243 | 70.2 |
English | 199 | 57.5 |
Sesotho | 254 | 73.4 |
isiZulu | 65 | 18.8 |
Marital status (n = 344) | ||
Married | 220 | 64.0 |
Unmarried | 89 | 25.9 |
Divorced | 35 | 10.2 |
Area of residence (n = 345) | ||
Free State | 320 | 92.8 |
Northern Cape | 13 | 3.8 |
Eastern Cape | 5 | 1.4 |
Lesotho | 5 | 1.4 |
North West | 1 | 0.3 |
Other | 1 | 0.3 |
Level of school education (n = 346) | ||
None | 34 | 9.8 |
Primary | 128 | 37.0 |
Secondary | 148 | 42.8 |
Tertiary | 36 | 10.4 |
Employment (n = 344) | ||
Unemployed | 103 | 29.9 |
Employed | 86 | 25.0 |
Self-employed | 35 | 10.2 |
Pensioner | 118 | 34.3 |
Student | 2 | 0.6 |
Type of media exposure (n = 346) | ||
Television | 248 | 71.7 |
Radio | 231 | 66.8 |
Newspapers | 116 | 33.5 |
Posters | 54 | 15.6 |
Magazines | 41 | 11.8 |
Internet | 23 | 6.6 |
None | 7 | 2.0 |