Table 4 IPOS scores & associated factor among patients with advanced cervical cancer, TASH, Ethiopia, 2019
From: A cross-sectional assessment of symptom burden among patients with advanced cervical cancer
Socio-demographic and treatment information | Physical (0–40) | Emotional (0–20) | Social (0–12) | Overall (0–68) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||||
Below 50 | 14.86 | 9.81* | 4.61 | 29.50 |
50 and above | 14.92 | 8.92 | 4.41 | 27.97 |
Educational status | ||||
Illiterate | 16.03** | 9.40 | 4.73* | 30.03** |
Literate | 12.98 | 9.03 | 4.07 | 26.11 |
Marital status | ||||
In marriage | 14.62 | 8.85** | 4.41 | 27.70* |
Not in marriage | 15.34 | 9.94 | 4.62 | 29.96 |
Occupation | ||||
No job | 14.91 | 9.43 | 4.69 | 28.99 |
Housewife | 15.16 | 8.89 | 4.43 | 28.12 |
Farming | 16.15 | 9.46 | 5.01 | 30.29 |
Othersa | 13.84 | 9.21 | 4.18 | 27.23 |
Monthly income | ||||
Below 50.00 USD | 15.21 | 9.20 | 4.70** | 29.00 |
50.00 USD or more | 13.20 | 9.59 | 3.36 | 26.17 |
Cancer stage | ||||
IIB | 12.30** | 8.07** | 4.49 | 24.91** |
III (A or B) | 15.24 | 9.02 | 4.52 | 28.68 |
IVA | 15.76 | 9.87 | 4.38 | 29.86 |
IVB | 16.86 | 10.61 | 4.93 | 32.39 |
Surgery | ||||
No | 14.78 | 9.40* | 4.52 | 28.61 |
Yes | 15.94 | 8.03 | 4.23 | 28.23 |
Chemotherapy | ||||
No | 14.64 | 9.43 | 4.40 | 28.34 |
Yes | 15.37 | 8.96 | 4.66 | 28.98 |
Therapeutic radiotherapy | ||||
No | 16.39** | 9.86** | 4.43 | 30.65 |
Yes | 12.28 | 8.19 | 4.58 | 24.87 |
Palliative radiotherapy | ||||
No | 12.53** | 8.26** | 4.51 | 25.24** |
Yes | 16.77 | 10.06 | 4.47 | 31.22 |
Aggregate | 14.90 | 9.26 | 4.49 | 28.57 |