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Table 1 Background characteristics of respondents

From: “I always tried to forget about the condition and pretend I was healed”: coping with cervical cancer in rural Ghana

Variable

Number of respondents

Age group

 30–39

1

 40–49

4

 50–59

6

 60+

4

Level of formal education

 None

1

 Primary

4

 Secondary

8

 Tertiary

2

Marital status

 Married

10

 Divorced

2

 Separated

2

 Widowed

1

Employment status

 Unemployed

3

 Self-employed

10

 Housewife

2

Number of children

 1–3

3

 4–6

9

 7 +

3

Religious affiliation

 Christian

15

Smoking status

 Yes

1

 No

14

Drinks alcohol

 Yes

4

 No

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