Table 1 Socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the participants at TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2019
Variable | Frequency n = 214 | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
< 40 | 106 | 49.5 |
40–49 | 54 | 25.2 |
50–59 | 29 | 13.6 |
≥ 60 | 25 | 11.7 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 136 | 63.6 |
Muslim | 41 | 19.1 |
Protestant | 31 | 14.5 |
Catholic | 6 | 2.8 |
Educational status | ||
Illiterate | 66 | 30.8 |
Grade1–8 | 38 | 17.8 |
Grade 9–12 | 64 | 29.9 |
College graduated | 46 | 21.5 |
Occupation | ||
House wife | 104 | 48.6 |
Governmental | 44 | 20.6 |
Private | 34 | 15.8 |
Student | 3 | 1.4 |
Pension | 29 | 13.6 |
Monthly income in ETB | ||
< 500 | 67 | 31.3 |
501–1000 | 27 | 12.6 |
1001–1500 | 20 | 9.3 |
1501–2000 | 10 | 4.7 |
≥ 2000 | 90 | 42.1 |
Smoking | ||
Current | 9 | 4.2 |
Past | 3 | 1.4 |
Never | 202 | 94.4 |
Alcohol intake | ||
Current | 2 | 0.9 |
Past | 9 | 4.2 |
Never | 203 | 94.9 |
Physical activity | ||
< 3 | 24 | 11.2 |
3–17 | 172 | 80.4 |
≥ 18 | 18 | 8.4 |
Type of treatment | ||
Chemotherapy | 51 | 23.8 |
Surgery and chemotherapy | 148 | 69.2 |
Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy | 15 | 7 |
Stage of diseases | ||
Stage 1 | 75 | 35 |
Stage 2 | 24 | 11.2 |
Stage 3 | 20 | 9.3 |
Stage 4 | 54 | 25.4 |
Recurrence | 41 | 19.1 |
Time since diagnosis | ||
< 12 month | 155 | 72.5 |
13–24 month | 14 | 6.5 |
25–34 month | 6 | 2.8 |
35–59 month | 22 | 10.3 |
≥ 60 month | 17 | 7.9 |