Table 4 Prevalence of childhood cancer among children attending clinic at FHRH and UOGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia in 2019
Variables | Cross-tabulation (n = 1257) | |
|---|---|---|
Cancer | No cancer | |
Sex of the child | ||
 Male | 5 | 704 |
 Female | 5 | 543 |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 6 | 886 |
 Rural | 4 | 361 |
Age of the child | ||
 Less than 1 year | 1 | 319 |
 1–5 year | 6 | 561 |
 5–10 year | 1 | 213 |
 10 year and above | 2 | 154 |
Age of the care giver | ||
 15–25 year | 0 | 165 |
 26–35 year | 5 | 703 |
 36–45 year | 4 | 327 |
 Above 45 year | 1 | 52 |
Sex of the caregiver | ||
 Male | 3 | 221 |
 Female | 7 | 1026 |
Educational status of care giver | ||
 Illiterate | 3 | 208 |
 Primary school | 5 | 390 |
 Secondary school | 2 | 270 |
 College/University | 0 | 379 |
Occupation | ||
 Not employed | 0 | 221 |
 Government employed | 1 | 340 |
 Farmer | 4 | 137 |
 Merchant | 3 | 173 |
 Daily Laborer | 1 | 38 |
 Housewife | 1 | 338 |
Monthly income (ETB) | ||
 No regular monthly income | 0 | 304 |
 Less than 1000 | 4 | 248 |
 1000-3000 | 6 | 360 |
 3001–5000 | 0 | 260 |
 5001-10,000 | 0 | 75 |
Religion of caregiver | ||
 Orthodox | 9 | 1117 |
 Muslim | 1 | 117 |
 Protestant | 0 | 11 |
 Others | 0 | 2 |