Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women with cervical cancer in Harare, Zimbabwe
Participant type | Women with cervical cancer |
|---|---|
Socio-demographic variables | [N = 134] (%) |
Residence | |
Urban | 74 (55) |
Urban_Low density | 3(2) |
Urban_High density | 67(50) |
Urban_Medium density | 4(3) |
Rural | 60(45) |
Age (years) | Mean (52) |
25–34 | 6(4) |
35–44 | 31(23) |
45–54 | 41(31) |
55 or more | 56(42) |
Ethnicity | |
Shona | 130(97) |
Ndebele | 2(1) |
Other | 2(2) |
Marital status | |
Married/co-habiting | 52(39) |
Never married | 1(1) |
Widowed | 59(44) |
Divorced or separated | 22(16) |
Religion | |
Roman Catholic | 34(25) |
Protestant | 24(18) |
Pentecostal | 34(25) |
Apostolic sect | 34(25) |
Other | 8(7) |
Education | |
Primary | 43(32) |
Secondary | 75(56) |
Higher | 6(5) |
None | 10(7) |
Household head education | |
Primary | 16(12) |
Secondary | 50(37) |
Higher | 14(10) |
Not Applicable | 5(4) |
None | 49(37) |
Occupation | |
Unemployed | 90(67) |
Student | 3(2) |
Professional | 3(2) |
Police/Military/Security | 12(9) |
Trucker/transport business | 1(1) |
General worker | 1(1) |
Self employed | 5(4) |
Vendor | 16(12) |
Occupation of household head | |
Unemployed | 25(19) |
Farm worker | 2(1) |
Professional | 23(17) |
Police/Military/Security | 5(4) |
Trucker/transport business | 1(1) |
General worker | 0 |
Self employed | 30(22) |
Vendor | 1(1) |
Other | 47(35) |
Personal income (US$) | |
No income | 77(57) |
< 200 | 32(24) |
200–400 | 19(14) |
430 or more | 6(4) |
Household income (US$) | |
No income | 71(53) |
< 600 | 53(40) |
600–1000 | 6(4) |
1200 or more | 4(3) |
Medical insurance/aid | |
Yes | 27(20) |
No | 107(80) |
Wealth quintiles | |
Poorest | 7(5) |
Poorer | 32(24) |
Middle | 36(27) |
Richer | 26(19) |
Richest | 33(25) |
Sources of cervical cancer information | |
Radio | 31 (25) |
TV | 27 (21) |
Health workers | 57 (45) |
Other | 11 (9) |
Knowledge that cervical cancer is treatable | |
Yes | 113 (84) |
No | 7 (5) |
Don’t | 14 (11) |
Cervical cancer disease stages | |
≤ 2b1 | 6 (4) |
2b11–4 | 128(96) |
Cervical Cancer treatment status | |
Yes | 92(69) |
No | 42(31) |
Received palliative care | |
Yes | 17(13) |
No | 117(87) |