Quality of life and its influencing factors among breast cancer patients at Tikur Anbessa specialised hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of breast cancer patients at TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 240)

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Age (years)
Mean (SD)	44.7 (11.2)
Median	42.5
Range	23–85
Educational status
No education	75	31.3
Primary school education	51	21.3
Secondary school education	57	23.8
Above secondary school education	57	23.8
Religion
Orthodox Christianity	142	59.2
Muslim	41	17.1
Protestant	50	20.8
Catholic	4	1.7
Other ^a	3	1.3
Occupational status
Housewife	135	56.3
Government employed	35	14.6
Farmer	25	10.4
Merchant	15	6.3
Daily labourer	13	5.4
Other ^b	17	7.1
Residence
Urban	184	76.7
Rural	56	23.3
Marital status
Single	21	8.8
Married	139	57.9
Divorced	34	14.2
Widowed	46	19.2
Clinical characteristics
Treatment^c
Surgery	201	33.4
Radiotherapy	72	12
Chemotherapy	228	37.9
Hormonal therapy	101	16.8
Stage of tumour
Stage I	23	9.6
Stage II	87	36.3
Stage III	98	40.8
Stage IV	32	13.3
Admission status
New	8	3.3
Followup	232	96.7
Commorbidty
Yes	39	16.3
No	201	83.8

SD Standard deviation
^aJehovah’s witnesses
^bPrivate organisation
^cThe sum of frequency is greater than total because it is multiple response items

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