Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients
S/N | Variables | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gender | Female | 92 | 76.7 |
Male | 28 | 23.3 | ||
2 | Age category | 18–30 | 14 | 11.7 |
31–50 | 56 | 46.7 | ||
> 50 | 50 | 41.7 | ||
3 | Marital status | Single | 41 | 32.4 |
Married | 69 | 57.5 | ||
Widowed/divorced | 10 | 8.3 | ||
4 | Level of education | Primary | 23 | 19.2 |
Secondary | 56 | 46.7 | ||
Tertiary | 39 | 32.5 | ||
None | 2 | 1.7 | ||
5 | Employment status | Employed | 71 | 59.2 |
Unemployed | 42 | 35.0 | ||
Retired | 7 | 5.8 | ||
6 | Monthly income | < 178.70$ | 20 | 16.7 |
178.70$-893.52$ | 26 | 21.7 | ||
> 893.52$ | 5 | 4.2 | ||
Nothing | 40 | 33.3 | ||
Varies | 12 | 10.0 | ||
Unanswered | 17 | 14.2 | ||
7 | Location of cancer | Breast | 50 | 41.7 |
Head and neck | 19 | 15.8 | ||
Urogenital | 39 | 32.5 | ||
Gastrointestinal | 6 | 5.0 | ||
Others | 6 | 5.0 | ||
8 | Mode of treatment | Radiotherapy | 15 | 12.5 |
Radiotherapy/Chemotherapy | 27 | 22.5 | ||
Radiotherapy/Surgery | 6 | 5.0 | ||
Radiotherapy/Chemotherapy/Surgery | 25 | 20.8 | ||
Chemotherapy | 23 | 19.2 | ||
Chemotherapy/Surgery | 12 | 10.0 | ||
Surgery | 3 | 2.5 | ||
None | 9 | 6.7 |