Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants N = 323
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
< 52 | 164 (50.8) |
> 53 | 159 (49.2) |
Median age [range] | 52 [30–90] |
Parity | |
< 4 | 167 (51.7) |
> 5 | 156 (48.3) |
Education status | |
No formal education | 52 (16.1) |
Formal education | 271 (83.9) |
Marital status | |
Married | 182 (56.3) |
Single | 141 (43.7) |
Smoking history | |
Smokers | 18 (5.6) |
Non-smokers | 305 (94.4) |
Residence | |
Urban | 121 (37.5) |
Rural | 202 (62.5) |
Sexual Debut | |
< 12 years | 10 (3.1) |
> 13 years | 313 (96.9) |
Sexual Partner | |
Yes | 160 (49.5) |
No | 163 (50.5) |
Co-morbidity (HIV) | |
Positive | 72 (22.3) |
Negative | 238 (73.7) |
Unknown | 13 (4.0) |
Stage of Cancer | |
Stage I | 33 (10.2) |
Stage II | 195 (60.4) |
Stage III | 47 (14.6) |
Stage IV | 10 (3.1) |
Unclassified/unknown | 38 (11.8) |
Treatment | |
Radiotherapy only | 19 (5.8) |
Chemo-radiotherapy | 298 (92.3) |
Surgery + Chemo-radiotherapy | 6 (1.9) |
Radiation method employed | |
External beam only | 28 (8.7) |
External beam + brachytherapy | 295 (91.3) |
Time since completion of treatment | |
3–12 months | 237 (73.4) |
> 12 months | 86 (26.6) |