Table 1 Baseline characteristics of women with TVUS diagnosed UF and those without TVUS diagnosed UF, Nigeria, 2021.
TVUS diagnosis of uterine fibroid | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | Total | p-value | |
(N = 266) | (N = 218) | (N = 484) | ||
Mean (SD) N (%) | Mean (SD) N (%) | Mean (SD) N (%) | ||
Age (years) | 37.1 (9.35) | 36.9 (9.03) | 37.0 (9.20) | 0.88 |
Age groups | ||||
18–29 | 64 (24.1%) | 50 (23.1%) | 114 (23.7%) | 0.42 |
30–39 | 90 (33.8%) | 85 (39.4%) | 175 (36.3%) | |
40–49 | 89 (33.5%) | 59 (27.3%) | 148 (30.7%) | |
50 and above | 23 (8.6%) | 22 (10.2%) | 45 (9.3%) | |
Education | ||||
No formal schooling | 25 (9.4%) | 22 (10.1%) | 47 (9.7%) | 0.04 |
1–6 years of schooling | 46 (17.3%) | 20 (9.2%) | 66 (13.6%) | |
7–12 years of schooling | 73 (27.4%) | 54 (24.8%) | 127 (26.2%) | |
University | 122 (45.9%) | 122 (56.0%) | 244 (50.4%) | |
Occupation | ||||
Unemployed | 42 (15.8%) | 40 (18.3%) | 82 (16.9%) | 0.46 |
Employed | 224 (84.2%) | 178 (81.7%) | 402 (83.1%) | |
Religion | ||||
Islam | 55 (20.7%) | 51 (23.4%) | 106 (21.9%) | 0.47 |
Christian | 211 (79.3%) | 167 (76.6%) | 378 (78.1%) | |
Marital status | ||||
Unmarried | 39 (14.7%) | 47 (21.6%) | 86 (17.8%) | 0.048 |
Married | 227 (85.3%) | 171 (78.4%) | 398 (82.2%) | |
Socioeconomic status | ||||
Low SES | 126 (47.4%) | 108 (49.5%) | 234 (48.3%) | 0.85 |
Middle SES | 88 (33.1%) | 67 (30.7%) | 155 (32.0%) | |
High SES | 52 (19.5%) | 43 (19.7%) | 95 (19.6%) | |
