Table 1 Demographic characteristics of HAs and CHCPs
Characteristics | CHCPs% | HAs% | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
 21–30 | 55 (43.31) | 26 (13.13) | 0.000$ |
 31–40 | 69 (54.33) | 94 (47.47) | |
 41–50 | 2 (1.57) | 43 (21.72) | |
 51–60 | 1 (0.79) | 35 (17.68) | |
Sex | |||
 Male | 61 (48.03) | 102 (51.52) | 0.540& |
 Female | 66 (51.97) | 96 (48.48) | |
Education | |||
 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) | 2 (1.57) | 19 (9.60) | 0.000$ |
 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) | 28 (22.05) | 69 (34.85) | |
 Diploma | 3 (2.36) | 9 (4.55) | |
 Honors | 22 (17.32) | 49 (24.75) | |
 Masters | 72 (56.69) | 52 (26.26) | |
Marital Status | |||
 Single | 16 (12.60) | 18 (9.09) | 0.318& |
 Married | 111 (87.40) | 180 (90.91) | |
Duration of employment | |||
  < 10 years | 114 (89.76) | 80 (40.40) | 0.000$ |
 11–20 years | 12 (9.45) | 51 (25.76) | |
  > 20 years | 1 (0.79) | 67 (33.84) | |
Religion | |||
 Islam | 96 (75.59) | 132 (66.67) | 0.084& |
 Others | 31 (24.41) | 66 (33.33) | |
Smoking | |||
 No | 116 (91.34) | 177 (89.39) | 0.563& |
 Yes | 11 (8.66) | 21 (10.61) |  |
Monthly Income | |||
  < 15,000 | 11 (8.66) | 19 (9.60) | 0.000$ |
 15,001–20,000 | 109 (85.83) | 87 (43.94) | |
 20,001–25,000 | 2 (1.57) | 45 (22.73) | |
  > 25,000 | 5 (3.94) | 47 (23.74) | |
Cancer in the family | |||
 No | 122 (96.06) | 182 (91.92) | 0.126& |
 Yes | 5 (3.94) | 16 (8.08) |  |
Workplace Location | |||
 Moulvibazar, Sylhet | 11 (8.66) | 40 (20.20) | 0.000& |
 Barisal, Barisal | 18 (14.17) | 17 (8.59) | |
 Cumilla, Chattogram | 37 (29.13) | 32 (16.16) | |
 Lalmonirhat, Rangpur | 21 (16.54) | 27 (13.64) | |
 Natore, Rajshahi | 15 (11.81) | 12 (6.06) | |
 Khulna, Khulna | 1 (0.79) | 29 (14.65) | |
 Netrokona, Mymensingh | 15 (11.81) | 18 (9.09) | |
 Gopalganj, Dhaka | 9 (7.09) | 23 (11.62) | |