Table 4.
Distribution of child and caregiver characteristics by childhood cancer admission outcomes (N = 184)
| Variable | Completed treatment n (%) |
Referred n (%) |
Died n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child characteristics: | |||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 12 (50.0) | 32 (57.1) | 70 (67.3) |
| Female | 12 (50.0) | 24 (42.9) | 34 (32.7) |
| Age | |||
| 0–3 years | 14 (58.3) | 27 (48.2) | 47 (45.2) |
| 4–7 years | 7 (29.2) | 18 (32.1) | 36 (34.6) |
| 8–15 years | 3 (12.5) | 11 (19.6) | 21 (20.2) |
| Caregiver characteristics: | |||
| Educational level | |||
| Uneducated | 9 (37.5) | 31 (55.4) | 69 (66.3) |
| Educated | 15 (62.5) | 25 (44.6) | 35 (33.7) |
| Occupation | |||
| Unemployed | 3 (12.5) | 11 (19.6) | 20 (19.2) |
| Employed | 21 (87.5) | 45 (80.4) | 84 (80.8) |
| Regional belt | |||
| Northern belt | 21 (87.5) | 51 (91.1) | 98 (98.0) |
| Middle belt | 2 (8.3) | 3 (5.4) | 2 (2.0) |
| Southern belt | 1 (4.2) | 2 (3.6) | 0 (0) |
| Type of childhood cancer | |||
| Retinoblastoma | 14 (58.3) | 11 (19.6) | 30 (28.8) |
|
Germ cell tumors, trophoblastic tumors, and neoplasms of gonads |
0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (1.0) |
|
Lymphomas and reticuloendothelial neoplasms |
5 (20.8) | 11 (19.6) | 31 (29.8) |
| Hepatic tumors | 1 (4.2) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (1.9) |
|
Leukemias, myeloproliferative diseases, and myelodysplastic diseases |
0 (0) | 13 (23.2) | 12 (11.5) |
| Malignant bone tumors | 0 (0) | 2 (3.6) | 1 (1.0) |
|
Neuroblastoma and other peripheral nervous cell tumors |
1 (4.2) | 2 (3.6) | 8 (7.7) |
| Renal tumors | 3 (12.5) | 11 (19.6) | 14 (13.5) |
|
Soft tissue and other extraosseous sarcomas |
0 (0) | 3 (5.4) | 5 (4.8) |
|
Other and unspecified malignant Neoplasms |
0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) |
Categories recorded: Caregiver’s educational level [Uneducated (No formal education), Educated (Primary Secondary, and Tertiary)] and Caregiver’s occupation [Unemployed, Employed (Government employee, Self-employed)]