Table 1 Socio-demographic and other characteristics of the study subjects (*Birr 14.5=$1)
Characteristics | n (%) | Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age Group | Â | Occupation | Â |
  15-24 | 4 (1.8) |   House wife | 118 (52.0) |
  25-34 | 21 (9.3) |   Farmer | 45 (19.8) |
  35-44 | 48 (21.1) |   Government employee | 13 (5.7) |
  45-54 | 75 (33.0) |   Merchant | 13 (5.7) |
  55-64 | 58 (25.5) |   Private employed | 12 (5.3) |
  64+ | 21 (9.3) |   Daily laborer | 8 (3.5) |
Ethnicity |   Retired | 6 (2.6) | |
  Tigray | 24 (10.6) |   Other | 12 (5.2) |
  Amhara | 104 (45.8) | Family size | |
  Oromo | 64 (28.2) |   1-2 | 22 (9.7) |
  Gurage | 18 (7.9) |   3-5 | 81 (35.7) |
  Others | 17 (7.5) |   6-8 | 24 (10.6) |
Marital Status |   9-11 | 70 (30.8) | |
  Single | 20 (8.8) |   11+ | 30 (13.2) |
  Married | 119 (52.4) | Monthly income in Birr* | |
  Widowed | 57 (25.1) |   1 - 299 | 32 (17.9) |
  Separated | 17 (7.5) |   300 - 599 | 78 (43.6) |
  Divorced | 14 (6.2) |   600 - 899 | 35 (19.6) |
Educational Status |   900 - 1199 | 16 (8.9) | |
  Illiterate | 124 (54.6) |   1200+ | 18 (9.4) |
  Only read & write | 44 (19.4) | Distance from TAH in km | |
  Grade 1-4 | 17 (7.5) |   <50 | 60 (26.4) |
  Grade 5-8 | 18 (7.9) |   51-300 | 76 (33.5) |
  Grade 9-10/12 | 22 (9.7) |   301-500 | 48 (21.1) |
  College & above | 2 (0.9) |   501-700 | 27 (11.9) |
Religion |   700+ | 16 (7.1) | |
  Orthodox | 148 (65.0) | Stage at diagnosis | |
  Muslim | 44 (19.0) |   Stage I | 15 (7.6) |
  Protestant | 31 (14.0) |   Stage II | 104 (46.8) |
  Catholic | 2 (1.0) |   Stage III | 91 (40.1) |
  Other | 2 (1.0) |   Stage IV | 17 (7.5) |