Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of adult females deceased between 2001 and 2012 in West Welega and Bale regions, Ethiopia, 2013
From: Breast cancer morbidity and mortality in rural Ethiopia: data from 788 verbal autopsies
Socio-demographic variables | Breast cancer cause of death | Non-breast cancer cause of death |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Age group | ||
15–24 | 2 (9.5) | 72 (9.4) |
25–34 | 4 (19.0) | 128 (16.7) |
35–49 | 5 (23.8) | 201 (26.2) |
50–64 | 8 (38.1) | 202 (26.3) |
65+ | 2 (9.5) | 164 (21.4) |
Marital status | ||
Single | 0 (0.0) | 49 (6.4) |
Married | 17 (81.0) | 550 (72.1) |
Divorced | 0 (0.0) | 10 (1.3) |
Widowed | 4 (19.9) | 141 (18.5) |
Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 13 (1.7) |
Educational status | ||
Illiterate | 16 (76.2) | 610 (81.9) |
1–8 grade | 3 (14.3) | 90 (12.1) |
9–12 | 2 (9.5) | 43 (5.8) |
12+ | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) |
Occupation of the deceased | ||
Housewife or farmer | 20 (95.2) | 702 (92.2) |
Trader | 0 (0.0) | 11 (1.4) |
Employee | 0 (0.0) | 11 (1.4) |
Other | 0 (0.0) | 22 (3.0) |
Unknown | 1 (4.8) | 15 (2.0) |
Place of death | ||
Home | 19 (90.5) | 624 (82.2) |
Hospital | 0 (0.0) | 62 (8.2) |
Other health facility | 0 (0.0) | 19 (2.5) |
On the way to hospital | 0 (0.0) | 16 (2.1) |
Unknown | 2 (9.5) | 27 (3.6) |
Other | 0 (0.0) | 11 (1.4) |