Table 1 Socio-demographic and treatment information of patients with advanced cervical cancer, 2019
Patient Characteristics | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | ||
Below 50 | 147 | 38.2 |
50 and above | 238 | 61.8 |
Educational status | ||
Illiterate | 243 | 63.1 |
Literate | 142 | 36.9 |
Marital status | ||
Currently in marriage | 240 | 62.3 |
Currently not in marriagea | 145 | 37.7 |
Occupation | ||
No job | 123 | 32.0 |
Housewife | 81 | 21.0 |
Farming | 72 | 18.7 |
Othersb | 109 | 28.3 |
Average monthly income (in USD) | ||
Below 50.00 | 324 | 84.2 |
50.00 or more | 61 | 15.8 |
Cancer stage | ||
IIB | 90 | 23.4 |
III (A or B) | 105 | 27.3 |
IVA | 162 | 42.1 |
IVB | 28 | 7.3 |
Treatment modalityc | ||
Surgery | 39 | 10.1 |
Chemotherapy | 135 | 35.1 |
Therapeutic radiotherapy | 139 | 36.1 |
Palliative radiotherapy | 216 | 56.1 |