Table 1 Distribution of respondents by background factors and knowledge, attitudes, and practice of sickle cell disease
Variables | Frequency | Percent | Knowledge | Â | Attitudes | Â | Practice | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor | Fair | Good | Poor | Fair | Good | Poor | Good | |||
Age |  |  | P = 0.601 | P = 0.487 | P = 0.202 | |||||
18–24 | 106 | 21.2 | 24.5 | 48.1 | 27.4 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 80.2 | 93.4 | 6.6 |
25–34 | 135 | 27 | 17 | 49.6 | 33.3 | 3 | 13.3 | 83.7 | 94.1 | 5.9 |
35–49 | 131 | 26.2 | 14.5 | 51.2 | 34.4 | 5.3 | 11.5 | 83.2 | 98.5 | 1.5 |
50+ | 128 | 25.6 | 18 | 49.2 | 32.8 | 5.5 | 14.1 | 80.5 | 96.1 | 3.9 |
Sex |  |  | P = 0.010* | P = 0.447 | P = 0.437 | |||||
Male | 175 | 35 | 14.3 | 58.9 | 26.9 | 4 | 13.7 | 82.3 | 96.6 | 3.4 |
Female | 325 | 65 | 20.3 | 44.6 | 35.1 | 6.5 | 11.7 | 81.9 | 95.1 | 4.9 |
Place of Residence |  |  | P = 0.003* | P = 0.264 | P = 0.345 | |||||
Rural | 320 | 64 | 13.8 | 51.9 | 34.4 | 5.9 | 10.6 | 83.4 | 96.3 | 3.8 |
Urban | 180 | 36 | 26.1 | 45.6 | 28.3 | 5 | 15.6 | 79.4 | 94.4 | 5.6 |
Highest Education Level |  |  | P = 0.175 | P = 0.081 | P = 0.005* | |||||
None | 102 | 20.4 | 26.5 | 41.2 | 32.4 | 9.8 | 13.7 | 76.5 | 99 | 1 |
Incomplete primary | 208 | 41.6 | 16.8 | 50 | 33.2 | 5.8 | 14.4 | 79.8 | 97.6 | 2.4 |
Complete primary | 130 | 26 | 17.7 | 53.1 | 29.2 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 89.2 | 90.8 | 9.2 |
Secondary+ | 60 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 35 | 1.7 | 15 | 83.3 | 93.3 | 6.7 |
Religion |  |  | P = 0.082 | P = 0.998 | P = 0.302 | |||||
Catholic | 216 | 43.2 | 22.7 | 50 | 27.3 | 5.6 | 12 | 82.4 | 97.2 | 2.8 |
Protestant/Anglican | 210 | 42 | 13.8 | 48.6 | 37.6 | 5.7 | 12.4 | 81.9 | 94.3 | 5.7 |
Others | 74 | 14.8 | 17.6 | 51.4 | 31.1 | 5.4 | 13.5 | 81.1 | 94.6 | 5.4 |
Occupation |  |  | P = 0.311 | P = 0.053 | P = 0.005* | |||||
Peasant farmer | 438 | 87.6 | 19 | 48.4 | 32.7 | 6.4 | 13 | 80.6 | 96.6 | 3.4 |
Others | 62 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 58.1 | 29 | 0 | 8.1 | 91.9 | 88.7 | 11.3 |
Marital status |  |  | P = 0.335 | P = 0.071 | P = 0.909 | |||||
Single | 34 | 6.82 | 17.7 | 50 | 32.4 | 8.8 | 14.7 | 76.5 | 97.1 | 2.9 |
Married | 402 | 80.4 | 18.7 | 51 | 30.4 | 4.2 | 11.9 | 83.8 | 95.5 | 4.5 |
Formerly married | 64 | 12.8 | 15.6 | 40.6 | 43.8 | 12.5 | 14.1 | 73.4 | 95.3 | 4.7 |
Commonest health information channel |  |  | P = < 0.000* | P = 0.049* | P = 0.450 | |||||
Radio | 201 | 40.2 | 17.4 | 56.7 | 25.9 | 4.5 | 11.4 | 84.1 | 96 | 4 |
Community announcer | 88 | 17.6 | 31.8 | 54.6 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 11.4 | 84.1 | 95.5 | 4.6 |
Television | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
Internet/Telephone | 8 | 1.6 | 12.5 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 87.5 | 100 | 0 |
Health providers | 150 | 30 | 10.7 | 30.7 | 58.7 | 4.7 | 11.3 | 84 | 93.3 | 6.7 |
Other | 50 | 10 | 22 | 60 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 62 | 100 | 0 |
Reading newspaper/magazines |  |  | P = 0.132 | P = 0.423 | P = 0.228 | |||||
Almost every day | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 75 | 100 | 0 |
At least once a week | 26 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 61.5 | 30.8 | 0 | 23.1 | 76.9 | 92.3 | 7.7 |
Less than once a week | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 78.6 | 21.4 | 0 | 14.3 | 85.7 | 85.7 | 14.3 |
Not at all | 456 | 91.2 | 19.5 | 47.8 | 32.7 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 82.2 | 96.1 | 4 |
Listening to radio |  |  | P = < 0.000* | P = 0.022* | P = 0.933 | |||||
Almost every day | 204 | 40.8 | 16.2 | 41.2 | 42.7 | 3.4 | 11.3 | 85.3 | 95.1 | 4.9 |
At least once a week | 132 | 26.4 | 15.9 | 63.6 | 20.5 | 2.3 | 12.1 | 85.6 | 95.5 | 4.6 |
Less than once a week | 45 | 9 | 13.3 | 44.4 | 42.2 | 11.1 | 13.3 | 75.6 | 95.6 | 4.4 |
Not at all | 119 | 23.8 | 26.1 | 50.4 | 23.5 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 74.8 | 96.6 | 3.4 |
Watching television |  |  | P = 0.048* | P = 0.301 | P = 0.793 | |||||
Almost every day | 7 | 1.4 | 14.3 | 71.4 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
At least once a week | 23 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 56.5 | 34.8 | 13 | 8.7 | 78.3 | 95.7 | 4.4 |
Less than once a week | 43 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 34.9 | 53.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 90.7 | 93 | 7 |
Not at all | 427 | 85.4 | 19.4 | 50.4 | 30.2 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 81 | 95.8 | 4.2 |