Table 2.
Clinical- and treatment-related characteristics of adult cancer patients at oncology units, in the Amahra regional state, Ethiopia, 30 April to 22 June 2022 (n = 593).
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer type | Breast cancer | 157 | 26.48 |
| Gynecological cancer | 135 | 22.77 | |
| GIT cancer | 147 | 24.79 | |
| Hematological cancer | 93 | 15.68 | |
| Others | 61 | 10.29 | |
| Time since diagnosis | < 1 year | 309 | 52.11 |
| ≥ 1 year | 284 | 47.89 | |
| Cancer stage | Stage I | 48 | 8.09 |
| Stage II | 49 | 8.26 | |
| Stage III | 197 | 33.22 | |
| Stage IV | 299 | 50.42 | |
| Current treatment type | No treatment received | 54 | 9.11 |
| Chemotherapy | 330 | 55.65 | |
| Surgery | 23 | 3.88 | |
| Mixed | 186 | 31.37 | |
| Comorbidity | No | 495 | 83.47 |
| Yes | 98 | 16.53 | |
| ECOG PS | Poor | 292 | 49.24 |
| Good | 301 | 50.76 |