Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics by language version, Luganda (nā=ā217) and English (nā=ā168)
From: Psychometric properties of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in Uganda
| Ā | Total n (%) | Luganda n (%) | English n (%) | Ļ2a | Df | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 385 (100) | 217 (100) | 168 (100) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Sex | Ā | Ā | Ā | 1.10 | 1 | 0.294 |
Female | 254 (66) | 148 (68.2) | 106 (63.1) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Male | 131 (34) | 69 (31.8) | 62 (36.9) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Marital status | Ā | Ā | Ā | 2.96 | 1 | 0.085 |
Married/cohabiting | 217 (56.4) | 114 (52.5) | 103 (61.3) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Widowed/single/divorced | 168 (43.6) | 103 (47.5) | 65 (38.7) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Home region | Ā | Ā | Ā | 65.58 | 4 | ā<ā0.001 |
Northern | 56 (14.5) | 7 (3.2) | 49 (29.2) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Eastern | 63 (16.4) | 28 (12.9) | 35 (20.8) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Western | 90 (23.4) | 56 (25.8) | 34 (20.2) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Central | 171 (44.4) | 123 (56.7) | 48 (28.6) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Non-Ugandan | 5 (1.3) | 3 (1.4) | 2 (1.2) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Education level | Ā | Ā | Ā | 46.83 | 3 | ā<ā0.001 |
Tertiary | 65 (16.9) | 15 (6.9) | 50 (29.8) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Secondary | 123 (31.9) | 63 (29) | 60 (35.7) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Primary | 143 (37.1) | 100 (46.1) | 43 (25.6) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
None | 54 (14) | 39 (18) | 15 (8.9) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Occupation | Ā | Ā | Ā | 17.58 | 3 | 0.003 |
Employed/farmer/business | 323 (83.9) | 181 (83.4) | 142 (84.5) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Student | 14 (3.6) | 5 (2.3) | 9 (5.4) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Housewife | 8 (2.1) | 4 (1.8) | 4 (2.4) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
None | 40 (10.4) | 27 (12.4) | 13 (7.7) | Ā | Ā | Ā |