Research Article

Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker-Led Intervention on Knowledge, Perception, and Prostate Cancer Screening among Men in Rural Kenya

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics.

VariableCategoryControl (n = 28), frequency (%)Intervention (n = 288), frequency (%)Total (n = 576), frequency (%)Chi-square/Fishers exact

Age in years40–49102 (35.4)97 (33.7)199 (34.5)
50–5997 (33.7)100 (34.7)197 (34.2)
60–6989 (30.9)91 (31.6)180 (31.3)
Marital statusMarried227 (78.8)242 (84.0)469 (81.4)
Single/widowed/separated61 (21.2)46 (16.0)107 (18.6)
ReligionChristian283 (98.3)282 (97.9)565 (98.1)
Traditionalist2 (0.7)4 (1.4)6 (1.0)Exact = 0.803
Muslim3 (1.0)2 (0.7)5 (0.9)
EducationNone4 (1.4)2 (0.7)6 (1)
Primary89 (30.9)91 (31.6)180 (31.3)
Secondary151 (52.4)149 (51.7)300 (52.1)
Tertiary44 (15.3)46 (16.0)90 (15.6)