Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of adult patients with cancer in Northwest Amhara Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, oncology treatment units, 2021. (n = 407)
Variables | Category | Frequency(n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | < 30 | 114 | 28.01 |
30–39 | 128 | 31.45 | |
40–49 | 80 | 19.66 | |
50–59 | 62 | 15.23 | |
>=60 | 23 | 5.65 | |
Sex | Male | 259 | 63.64 |
Female | 148 | 36.36 | |
Marital status | Single | 107 | 26.29 |
Married | 288 | 70.76 | |
Others | 12 | 2.95 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 322 | 79.12 |
Muslim | 80 | 19.66 | |
Others | 5 | 1.23 | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 390 | 95.82 |
Others | 17 | 4.18 | |
Residence | Urban | 245 | 60.20 |
Rural | 162 | 39.80 | |
Educational status | No formal education | 101 | 24.82 |
Primary school | 76 | 18.67 | |
Secondary school | 141 | 34.64 | |
Collage and above | 89 | 21.87 | |
Occupation | Governmental Employed | 58 | 14.25 |
NGO employed | 99 | 24.32 | |
Farmer | 106 | 26.04 | |
Merchant | 41 | 10.07 | |
Student | 52 | 12.78 | |
Housewife | 43 | 10.57 | |
Others | 8 | 1.97 | |
Average monthly income in ETB | < 1000 | 132 | 32.43 |
1001–2000 | 61 | 14.99 | |
2001–3000 | 49 | 12.04 | |
>=3001 | 165 | 40.54 |