Table 1 Socio – demographic and clinical characteristics of breast cancer patients
Variables | No. of subjects (%) |
|---|---|
Age groups (yrs): N = 345 | |
20 – 39 | 60 (17.4) |
40 – 59 | 232 (67.2) |
60 – 81 | 53 (15.4) |
Mean (SD): 48.3 (10.3); Median, & Mode = 46.0 | |
Marital status: N = 347 | |
Married | 312 (89.9) |
Single | 11 (3.2) |
Divorced/widow | 24 (6.9) |
Occupational status: N = 343 | |
Housewife/retired | 75 (21.9) |
Low skill work (e.g., clerk) | 45 (13.1) |
Medium skill (e.g., school teacher) | 191 (55.7) |
High skill work (e.g., doctor, lawyer, engineer) | 32 (9.3) |
Stage of cancer (N = 344) | |
I | 24 (7.0) |
II | 118 (34.3) |
III | 124 (36.0) |
IV | 78 (22.7) |
Type of treatment received | |
Chemotherapy | 342 (98.3) |
Radiotherapy | 73 (21.0) |
Surgery | 204 (58.6) |
Duration since last chemotherapy (N = 341) | |
Past month | 315(92.4) |
1 month to 3 months | 13 (3.8) |
> 3 months | 13 (3.8) |
Duration since last radiotherapy: N = 69 | |
Past month | 48(70.7) |
1 – 6 months | 4 (5.7) |
> 6 months | 17 (24.6) |
Duration since last surgery: N = 202 | |
Past month | 49(24.3) |
1 – 3 months | 78(38.6) |
> 3 months | 75 (37.1) |