Table 1 Subset of breast cancer patients with demographic, diagnostic delays and staging data available; comparing women with and without pregnancy associated breast cancer
|
PABCa (N = 12) n (%) unless otherwise noted |
Non-PABC (N = 62) n (%) unless otherwise noted | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age - Median (IQR) | 37 (35,38) | 43 (37, 47) | 0.006c |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married/In relationship | 11 (91.7) | 32 (51.6) | 0.035b |
| Widow/Divorced | 1 (8.3) | 15 (24.2) | |
| Single | 0 (0) | 15 (24.2) | |
| Education level | |||
| None | 2 (16.7) | 12 (19.4) | 0.911b |
| Primary | 6 (50.0) | 28 (45.2) | |
| Secondary | 3 (25.0) | 11 (17.7) | |
| University | 1 (8.3) | 11 (17.7) | |
| Health insurance status | |||
| Mutuelled | 9 (75.0) | 46 (74.2) | 0.879 b |
| RAMAe | 3 (25.0) | 11 (17.7) | |
| Other private | 0 | 3 (4.8) | |
| Not applicable | 0 | 2 (3.2) | |
| Distance from home to health facility | |||
| Less than 1 h | 7 (58.3) | 35 (56.5) | > 0.999 |
| 1–2 h | 3 (25.0) | 16 (25.8) | |
| More than 2 h | 2 (16.7) | 11 (17.7) | |
| Care seeking patterns and clinical presentation | |||
| Healthcare provider visited first (N = 10 for PABC, N = 44 for non-PABC) | |||
| Health center | 8 (80.0) | 33 (75.0) | 0.883b |
| Hospital outside Rwanda | 0 | 2 (4.6) | |
| Private hospital | 2 (20.0) | 6 (13.6) | |
| Referral hospital | 0 | 3 (6.8) | |
| Time between symptom onset and first presentation to a health facility (days) | |||
| Median (IQR) | 109 (6.5, 325.5) | 139.5 (28, 402) | 0.367c |
| Time between first presentation at health facility and diagnosis (days) | |||
| Median (IQR) | 212 (58.5, 362) | 145 (59, 328) | 0.907c |
| Stage at diagnosis | |||
| Non-metastatic | 9 (75.0) | 47 (75.8) | > 0.999b |
| Metastatic | 3 (25.0) | 14 (22.6) | |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 (1.6) | |
| Hormone receptor status | |||
| Positive | 8 (66.7) | 33 (53.2) | 0.798 b |
| Negative | 3 (25.0) | 23 (37.1) | |
| Unknown | 1 (8.3) | 6 (9.7) | |
| ECOG status | |||
| 0 | 10 (83.3) | 41 (66.1) | 0.499b |
| 1 | 0 | 10 (16.1) | |
| 2 | 1 (8.3) | 5 (8.1) | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown | 1 (8.3) | 6 (9.7) | |