Table 1 Sample characteristics of the participants
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â |
 20–29 | 16 | 2.5 |
 30–39 | 106 | 16.6 |
 40–49 | 222 | 34.8 |
 50–59 | 207 | 32.6 |
 ≥ 60 | 87 | 13.5 |
Religion | Â | Â |
 Yes | 54 | 8.5 |
 No | 584 | 91.5 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
 Single | 13 | 2.0 |
 Married | 599 | 93.9 |
 Divorced | 15 | 2.4 |
 Widowed | 11 | 1.7 |
Childbearing history | Â | Â |
 Yes | 620 | 97.2 |
 No | 18 | 2.8 |
Menstrual status | Â | Â |
 Premenopausal | 336 | 52.7 |
 Postmenopausal | 302 | 47.3 |
Education background | Â | Â |
 Primary school or below | 162 | 25.4 |
 Secondary school | 119 | 18.7 |
 High school | 211 | 33.0 |
 University or above | 146 | 22.9 |
Lifestyle | Â | Â |
 Living alone | 18 | 2.8 |
 Living with family | 601 | 94.2 |
 Living with others | 19 | 3.0 |
Current employment | Â | Â |
 Employed | 292 | 45.8 |
 Retired | 160 | 25.1 |
 Unemployed | 186 | 29.1 |
Monthly family income (Â¥) | Â | Â |
 ≤ 6000 | 320 | 50.2 |
 > 6000 | 318 | 49.8 |
Medical insurance | Â | Â |
 Free medical insurance | 4 | 0.6 |
 Employee health insurance | 260 | 40.8 |
 Rural health insurance | 343 | 53.8 |
 Without health insurance | 31 | 4.8 |
Cycles of chemotherapy | Â | Â |
 1–3 cycles | 247 | 38.7 |
 4–6 cycles | 270 | 42.3 |
 > 6 cycles | 121 | 19.0 |