Table 1 Characteristics of 95 women diagnosed with cervical cancer in Côte d’Ivoire, 2019
From: Barriers to early diagnosis of cervical cancer: a mixed-method study in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa
Characteristics | Early stage (n = 27) | Advanced stage (n = 68) | Total (n = 95) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age, median [IQR] | 49 | [41–57] | 52 | [42–60] | 51 | [42–59] |
Age group (years) | ||||||
<40 | 5 | 18.5 | 12 | 17.6 | 17 | 17.9 |
40–59 | 18 | 66.7 | 37 | 54.4 | 55 | 57.9 |
≥60 | 4 | 14.8 | 19 | 27.9 | 23 | 24.2 |
Education level | ||||||
None | 11 | 40.7 | 33 | 48.5 | 44 | 46.3 |
Primary | 8 | 29.6 | 20 | 29.4 | 28 | 29.5 |
Secondary and over | 8 | 29.6 | 15 | 22.0 | 23 | 24.2 |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 12 | 44.4 | 22 | 32.4 | 34 | 35.8 |
Widowed | 5 | 18.5 | 20 | 29.4 | 25 | 26.4 |
Living with partner | 6 | 22.2 | 12 | 17.6 | 18 | 18.9 |
Single or divorced | 4 | 14.8 | 14 | 20.6 | 18 | 18.9 |
Occupation | ||||||
Employed | 17 | 63.0 | 39 | 57.4 | 56 | 58.9 |
Unemployed | 10 | 37.0 | 29 | 42.6 | 39 | 41.1 |
Number of biological children | ||||||
< 5 | 12 | 44.4 | 31 | 45.6 | 43 | 45.3 |
≥5 | 15 | 55.6 | 37 | 54.4 | 52 | 54.7 |
HIV status | ||||||
Positive | 9 | 33.3 | 9 | 13.2 | 18 | 18.9 |
Negative | 18 | 66.7 | 59 | 86.8 | 77 | 81.1 |
Place of living | ||||||
Abidjan | 10 | 37.0 | 31 | 45.6 | 41 | 43.2 |
Other cities$ | 17 | 63.0 | 37 | 54.4 | 54 | 56.8 |
Health Insurance coverage | ||||||
Insured | 6 | 22.2 | 3 | 4.4 | 9 | 9.5 |
Uninsured | 21 | 77.8 | 65 | 95.6 | 86 | 90.5 |
Monthly income (USD) | ||||||
None | 8 | 29.6 | 25 | 36.8 | 33 | 34.7 |
<250 | 14 | 51.9 | 40 | 58.8 | 54 | 56.8 |
≥250 | 5 | 18.5 | 3 | 4.4 | 8 | 8.4 |
Estimated distance from home to referral hospital (Kilometers) | ||||||
< 100 | 12 | 44.4 | 36 | 52.9 | 48 | 50.5 |
≥ 100 | 15 | 55.6 | 12 | 47.1 | 47 | 49.5 |
Histological subtypes | ||||||
Adenocarcinoma | 1 | 3.7 | 8 | 11.8 | 9 | 9.5 |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 26 | 96.3 | 60 | 88.2 | 86 | 90.5 |
Total time interval ® (days) | ||||||
Median, [IQR] | 231 | [120–379] | 208 | [113–439] | 216 | [117–429] |
< 180 | 10 | 37.0 | 30 | 46.1 | 40 | 42.1 |
≥ 180 | 17 | 63.0 | 38 | 53.9 | 55 | 57.9 |
Number of pre-diagnosis visits | ||||||
Median, [IQR] | 3 | [2–4] | 3 | [2–4] | 3 | [2–4] |
<3 | 9 | 33.3 | 24 | 35.3 | 33 | 34.7 |
≥3 | 18 | 66.7 | 44 | 64.7 | 62 | 65.3 |