Table 1 Demographic characteristics and clinical information of the participants (n = 250)
Number (Percent) | Characteristic |
|---|---|
Age (Year) | M ± SD = 53.3 ± 11.8 |
29–39 | 83 (33.2) |
40–49 | 109 (43.6) |
50–69 | 58 (23.2) |
Education | |
Elementary | 70 (28.0) |
Secondary | 33 (13.2) |
Diploma | 96 (28.4) |
University | 51 (20.4) |
Job | |
Housewife | 166 (66.4) |
Working at home | 43 (17.2) |
Working outside the home | 41 (16.4) |
Husband’s age | M ± SD = 53.3 ± 11.8 |
30–50 | 91 (36.4) |
51–70 | 113 (45.2) |
71–90 | 46 (18.4) |
Husband’s education | |
Elementary | 71 (28.4) |
Secondary | 56 (23.6) |
Diploma | 64 (25.6) |
University | 56 (22.4) |
Husband’s job | |
Unemployed | 62 (24.8) |
Employee | 104 (41.6) |
Employee | 103 (41.2) |
Duration of marriage (year) | M ± SD = 31.1 ± 16.4 |
10 ≥ | 30 (12.0) |
11–30 | 106 (42.4) |
31–50 | 73 (29.2) |
50 < | 41 (16.4) |
Contraception | |
Menopause | 146 (58.4) |
Withdrawal | 29 (11.6) |
Condom | 46 (18.4) |
Hysterectomy | 29 (11.6) |
Duration of cancer (Month) | M ± SD = 21.2 ± 20.6 |
12 > | 114 (45.6) |
12–24 | 74 (29.6) |
25–36 | 28 (11.2) |
36 < | 34 (13.6) |
Grade of cancer | |
1 | 66 (26.4) |
2 | 117 (46.8) |
3 | 57 (22.8) |
4 | 10 (4.0) |
Treatments received | |
Surgery | 110 (44) |
Chemotherapy | 15 (6) |
Radiotherapy | 8 (3.2) |
All three | 27 (10.8) |
Medication | 21 (8.4) |
Surgery with chemotherapy or radiation therapy | 69 (27.6) |