Table 3.

The Socio- Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Care Recipients

Characteristics/variables Categories		n	%
Age	15-35	41	18.1
	36-56	83	36.7
	57-77	94	41.6
	78-98	8	3.5
Gender	Male	91	40.3
	Female	135	59.7
Type/site of cancer (primary)	Bladder	6	2.7
	Brain	6	2.7
	Breast	31	13.7
	Cervix	10	4.4
	Colon	22	9.7
	Liver	5	2.2
	Lymph Node	9	4
	Lung	13	5.8
	Oesophagus	6	2.7
	Oral	20	8.8
	Ovary	4	1.8
	Pancreas	4	1.8
	Rectum	8	3.5
	Stomach	19	8.4
	Throat	6	2.7
	Thyroid	5	2.2
	Tongue	8	3.5
	Uterus	19	8.4
	Other	15	6
Time since diagnosis (months)
	6-12	73	32.3
	13-24	109	48.2
	25-37	10	4.4
	38-50	4	1.8
	51-63	7	3.1
	64 and above	23	10.2