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. 2024 Feb 13;18:1668. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2024.1668

Table 2. Patients’ and caregivers’ knowledge about disease status and prognosis.

Participants Site of disease – number (%) Stage of disease – number (%) Prognosis – number (%)
Recorded Concordance with data Recorded Concordance with data Recorded Concordance with data
Patients
102 (85) 26 (21.6) 31 (25.83) 16 (13.33) 66 (55) 12 (10)
Sex of patients
Male 45 (37.50) 18 (18.62) 21 (17.5) 11 (9.16) 36 (30) 4 (3.33)
Female 57 (47.50) 8 (7.84) 10 (8.33) 5 (4.16) 30 (25) 8 (6.66)
p-value 0.001 1.000 0.103
Education of patients
Not literate 70 (58.33) 4 (3.33) 11 (9.16) 0 (0) 39 (32.5) 0 (0)
Literate and above 32 (26.65) 22 (18.32) 20 (16.65) 16 (13.33) 27 (22.49) 12(10)
p-value <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Primary language of patients
Nepali 91 (75.83) 22 (18.33) 26 (21.66) 13 (10.83) 5 (46.66) 11 (9.16)
Others 11 (9.16) 4 (3.33) 5 (4.16) 3 (2.5) 10 (8.33) 1 (0.83)
p-value 0.381 1.000 0.675
Caregivers
110 (91.66) 74 (61.66) 74 (61.66) 48 (40) 56 (46.66) 46 (38.33)
Sex of caregivers
Male 53 (44.16) 46 (38.33) 39 (32.5) 25 (20.83) 30 (25) 23 (19.16)
Female 57 (47.5) 28 (23.33) 35 (29.16) 23 (19.16) 26 (21.66) 23 (19.16)
p-value <0.001 0.885 0.310
Education of caregivers
Below bachelors level 102 (85) 66 (55) 67 (55.83) 42 (35) 48 (40) 39 (32.5)
Bachelor level and above 8 (6.66) 8 (6.66) 7 (5.83) 6 (5) 8 (6.66) 7 (5.83)
p-value 0.051 0.410 1.000
Primary language of caregivers
Nepali 96 (80) 68 (56.66) 64 (53.33) 41 (34.16) 46 (38.33) 43 (35.83)
Others 14 (11.66) 6 (5) 10 (8.33) 7 (5.83) 10 (8.33) 3 (2.5)
p-value 0.064 1.000 0.001