Table 1

Demographics

Characteristic
Gender of the parents
 Female (mothers)
 Male (fathers)
35 (81.5%)
10 (18.5%)
Age
 Mean (years)
 50 and less
 51 and older
41.5
36 (80%)
9 (20%)
Number of children (range)1–34
Mean5
Parent ever vaccinated
 Yes
 No
41 (91.1%)
4 (8.9%)
Children ever vaccinated
 Yes45 (100%)
Languages
 Kom
 Pidgin English
 French
 English
 Kedjon
44
38
3
2
1
Religion
 Christian
 Baptist
 Catholic
 Other Christian
 Muslim
46
24
17
5
1
Parental education (question answered by 43/45)
 None
 Primary (class 1–7)
 Class 3–5
 Class 6/7
 Secondary school
 Form 1–6
 Post-secondary school
 Degree
1
5
27
6
2
2
Employment
 Farmer
 Housewife
 Tailor/seamstress
 Teacher
 Market place vendor/business
 Other
20
5
5
4
5
6
Exposure to cancer
 Personal history
 Relative or close friend
0
10