Table 4 EORTC QLQ-C30 symptom scores by socio-demographic characteristics of gynaecological cancer patients at TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 140)

Address

Addis Ababa

47.86 ± 29.96

7.69 ± 15.69

49.57 ± 30.71

9.40 ± 18.65

25.64 ± 31.03

1.71 ± 7.45

55.56 ± 38.49

38.46 ± 39.40

37.61 ± 39.86

Out of Addis Ababa

56.33 ± 27.77

8.42 ± 18.80

57.26 ± 29.10

5.61 ± 17.68

40.26 ± 33.77

0.99 ± 7.39

68.32 ± 29.20

46.53 ± 38.90

46.54 ± 35.30

P value

0.116

0.831

0.170

0.265

0.020*

0.607

0.036*

0.275

0.198

Marital status

Currently on marriage

57.81 ± 29.99

9.46 ± 18.93

57.43 ± 30.24

7.66 ± 21.04

40.99 ± 35.99

2.25 ± 10.07

61.26 ± 34.02

45.95 ± 39.29

50.45 ± 38.72

Currently not on marriage

49.66 ± 26.38

6.82 ± 16.79

52.53 ± 28.98

5.55 ± 13.81

30.81 ± 29.99

0.00

68.69 ± 30.32

42.43 ± 39.03

36.87 ± 33.14

P value

0.092

0.386

0.330

0.492

0.073

0.071

0.177

0.596

0.028*

Educational status

Never go to school

60.53 ± 27.59

7.99 ± 18.57

62.50 ± 29.42

6.94 ± 18.04

43.40 ± 33.90

0.35 ± 3.40

70.49 ± 30.15

53.47 ± 37.61

48.96 ± 36.05

Primary

41.20 ± 25.48

9.02 ± 17.71

43.06 ± 24.04

0.00 ± 0.00

20.83 ± 21.56

2.78 ± 61

55.55 ± 30.56

29.17 ± 37.19

31.94 ± 31.82

Secondary

39.39 ± 25.03

9.09 ± 15.57

33.33 ± 19.72

24.24 ± 30.15

21.21 ± 34.23

6.06 ± 13.48

45.45 ± 42.88

15.15 ± 27.34

39.39 ± 38.93

12+

35.80 ± 28.21

7.41 ± 16.90

35.19 ± 25.61

0.00 ± 0.00

18.52 ± 33.79

0.00 ± 0.00

51.85 ± 33.79

22.22 ± 37.27

29.63 ± 42.31

P value

0.001*

0.991

<0.001*

0.001*

0.002*

0.059

0.015*

<0.001*

0.116

Payment type

Free

59.46 ± 31.67

4.06 ± 9.94

62.61 ± 32.25

3.60 ± 10.49

38.74 ± 35.59

0.90 ± 5.48

73.87 ± 34.37

57.66 ± 41.31

58.60 ± 36.35

paying

51.99 ± 27.23

9.71 ± 19.87

52.43 ± 28.33

7.77 ± 19.91

35.28 ± 32.95

1.29 ± 7.98

61.49 ± 31.23

39.48 ± 37.27

38.83 ± 35.58

P value

0.173

0.100

0.073

0.228

0.592

0.782

0.046*

0.015*

0.005*