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| Poor (%) | Moderate (%) | Aware (%) | Highly (%) | χ2 | P-Value | Significance level |
| Age categories |
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| 0 - 15 yrs (n = 9) | 42.9 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| 16 - 30 yrs (n = 26) | 11.5 | 46.2 | 26.9 | 15.4 |
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| 31 - 45 yrs (n = 64) | 1.6 | 60.9 | 28.1 | 9.4 | 28.923 | 0.004 | ** |
| 46 - 60 yrs (n = 41) | 12.3 | 43.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 |
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| 61 - 75 yrs (n = 18) | 0.0 | 50 | 16.7 | 33.3 |
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| Respondents |
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| Albino (n = 32) | 16.7 | 52.8 | 22.2 | 8.3 |
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| PWA’s relatives (n = 32) | 7.5 | 46.3 | 27.5 | 18.8 |
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| Heads of family (n = 32) | 0.0 | 65.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 11.556 | 0.073 | ns |
| Sex |
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| Males (n = 92) | 5.4 | 44.6 | 30.4 | 19.9 |
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| Female (n = 64) | 10.9 | 64.1 | 14.1 | 10.9 | 10.234 | 0.017 | * |
| Occupation |
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| Peasants (n = 130) | 7.7 | 56.9 | 26.9 | 8.5 |
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| Government employees (n = 19) | 0.0 | 26.3 | 10.5 | 63.2 | 54.214 | <0.001 | *** |
| Traditional. leader (n = 4) | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| Religious leader (n = 3) | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 66.7 |
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| Education level |
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| Non formal (n = 23) | 34.8 | 56.5 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
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| Primary (n = 115) | 3.5 | 60.0 | 30.4 | 6.1 | 1.353E2 | <0.001 | *** |
| Secondary (n = 16) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
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| Beyond secondary school (n = 2) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
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| Religion affiliation |
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| Christian (n = 125) | 4.8 | 48.8 | 26.4 | 20.0 |
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| Muslim (n = 8) | 0.0 | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.787 | <0.001 | *** |
| Traditionists (n = 23) | 26.1 | 56.5 | 17.4 | 0.0 |
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| Marital status |
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| Not married (n = 44) | 11.4 | 50.0 | 18.2 | 20.5 |
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| Married (n = 99) | 4.0 | 54.5 | 25.3 | 16.2 | 10.406 | 0.319 | ns |
| Divorced (n = 4) | 25.0 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 |
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| Separated (n = 9) | 22.2 | 44.4 | 33.3 | 0.0 |
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| Ethnic group |
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| Sukuma (n = 150) | 8.0 | 54.0 | 21.3 | 16.7 |
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| Nyamwezi (n = 2) | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 14.400 | 0.025 | * |
| Other (n = 4) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
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