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Table 3 Other physical symptoms among patients with advanced cervical cancer, TASH, Ethiopia, 2019

From: A cross-sectional assessment of symptom burden among patients with advanced cervical cancer

Symptom

Pa

Mean

SD

Frequency, Number (Percentage)

None

Slightly

Moder-

ately

Severely

Overwh-

elmingly

0

1

2

3

4

Vaginal discharge

10.4

0.4

1.2

345 (89.6)

2 (0.5)

6 (1.6)

32 (8.3)

Vaginal bleeding

6.8

0.3

1.0

359 (93.2)

2 (0.5)

2 (0.5)

22 (5.7)

Urine incontinence

6.8

0.3

1.0

359 (93.2)

1 (0.3)

25 (6.5)

Headache

6.0

0.2

0.9

362 (94.0)

3 (0.8)

3 (0.8)

17 (4.4)

Fever

5.2

0.2

0.9

365 (94.8)

1 (0.3)

19 (4.9)

Abdominal swelling

4.9

0.2

0.8

366 (95.1)

2 (0.5)

17 (4.4)

Diarrhoea

2.1

0.1

0.5

377 (97.9)

2 (0.5)

6 (1.6)

Insomnia

2.1

0.1

0.5

377 (97.9)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

6 (1.6)

Leg swelling

2.1

0.1

0.4

377 (97.9)

2 (0.5)

5 (1.3)

1 (0.3)

  1. TASH Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, SD Standard Deviation
  2. aP refers to prevalence (%) that is defined as symptoms reported as moderate, severe, or overwhelming