Diagnostic and pre-treatment intervals among patients with cervical cancer attending care at the Uganda Cancer Institute: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

Characteristics	Number (N)	Percentage (%)
Age group (Years)
< 40	79	19.6
40–49	130	32.3
50–59	108	26.8
≥ 60	86	21.3
Marital status
Single	20	5.0
Divorced	59	14.6
Married	200	49.6
Widowed	124	30.8
Residence
Rural	225	55.8
Urban	178	44.2
Education
No formal education	86	21.3
Primary education	149	37.0
Secondary education	125	31.0
Tertiary education	43	10.7
Formal employment Status
Unemployed	287	71.2
Employed	116	28.8
Region of country patient comes from
Central	177	43.9
Eastern	95	23.6
Northern	39	9.7
Western	92	22.8
Family History of Cervical Cancer
Yes	31	7.7
No/Don’t Know	372	92.3
Prior Information on Cervical Cancer
Yes	339	84.1
No	64	15.9
Parity (Number of biological children)
≤ 3	78	19.4
> 3	325	80.6
Knowledge of Pap Smear
Yes	374	92.8
No	29	7.2
Symptoms first discussed with
Health workers	72	17.9
Relative	298	73.9
Spiritual/Traditional healer	33	8.2
Cancer stage at diagnosis
I	45	11.2
II	197	48.9
III	154	38.2
IV	7	1.7
Histology type
Squamous cell carcinoma	348	86.3
Adenocarcinoma/others	55	13.7

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