Table 2 Demographic variables of the deceased patients
Variables | Overall (N = 174) |
|---|---|
Age* | |
Median | 63.5 |
Q1, Q3 | 52.0, 72.0 |
Age | |
18–44 | 28 (16.1%) |
45–59 | 43 (24.7%) |
60–74 | 68 (39.1%) |
75–93 | 35 (20.1%) |
Sex | |
Male | 81 (46.6%) |
Female | 93 (53.4%) |
Patient had partner | |
Yes | 120 (69.0%) |
No | 54 (31.0%) |
Type of cancer diagnosed | |
Solid | 157 (90.2%) |
Hematological | 17 (9.8%) |
Health affiliation scheme | |
Contributory | 104 (59.8%) |
Subsidized | 70 (40.2%) |
Educational level reached | |
No formal education | 20 (11.5%) |
Basic** | 114 (65.5%) |
University/higher education | 38 (21.8%) |
Unknown | 2 (1.1%) |
Rural/urban residence of patient | |
Urban | 132 (75.9%) |
Municipal head | 18 (10.3%) |
Scattered rural | 24 (13.8%) |
Offspring | |
Yes | 161 (92.5%) |
No | 13 (7.5%) |
Children’s ages | |
Children aged ≥ 18 | 129 (74.1%) |
Children < 18 | 30 (17.2%) |
Does not know | 2 (1.1%) |
Living condition | |
Other(s) | 69 (39.7%) |
Lives alone | 10 (5.7%) |
Lives with partner | 28 (16.1%) |
Lives with partner and children | 55 (31.6%) |
Lives with children | 10 (5.7%) |
Lives with parents | 2 (1.1%) |