Table 4.
Factors Associated with Cancer Cases Missing from Registration in Dindigul Ambilikkai Cancer Registry (DACR) Among Those Identified from Survey (N = 166)
| Factor | Cancer cases identified from survey | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Already registered in DACR (n = 111) | Missed from registration in DACR (n = 55) | P value | |||
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Year of diagnosis | .08 | ||||
| 2003–2006 | 52 | 74.3 | 18 | 25.7 | |
| 2007–2010 | 59 | 61.5 | 37 | 38.5 | |
| Sex | .28 | ||||
| Male | 50 | 71.4 | 20 | 28.6 | |
| Female | 61 | 63.5 | 35 | 36.5 | |
| Age group (y) | .62 | ||||
| 0–19 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 40.0 | |
| 20–39 | 5 | 50.0 | 5 | 50.0 | |
| 40–64 | 73 | 69.5 | 32 | 30.5 | |
| ≥65 | 30 | 65.2 | 16 | 34.8 | |
| Resident status | .973 | ||||
| Urban | 81 | 66.9 | 40 | 33.1 | |
| Rural | 30 | 66.7 | 15 | 33.3 | |
| Type of source of registration | .002 | ||||
| Private hospital outside Dindigul district | 15 | 41.7 | 21 | 58.3 | |
| Private hospital inside Dindigul district | 61 | 74.4 | 21 | 25.6 | |
| Government hospital outside Dindigul district | 30 | 76.9 | 9 | 23.1 | |
| Government hospital inside Dindigul district | 5 | 55.5 | 4 | 44.5 | |
| Location of residence | .05 | ||||
| Hilly regions | 4 | 40.0 | 6 | 60.0 | |
| Core region | 97 | 70.8 | 40 | 29.2 | |
| District border | 10 | 52.6 | 9 | 47.4 | |
| Distance from registry base institution | .034 | ||||
| Distant areas or areas not having direct access to the base institution (≥30 km) | 101 | 66.4 | 51 | 33.6 | |
| Areas in proximity or having direct access to the base institution (<30 km) | 10 | 71.4 | 4 | 28.6 | |