Table 2.
Distribution and association of socioeconomic, demographic Factors and symptoms by “Patient delay” and “Medical delay”
| Patient delay (months) | Medical delay (months) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1 | ≥1 | P | <1 | ≥1 | P | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <50 | 47.9 | 43.6 | 0.56 | 40.7 | 53.5 | 0.08 |
| ≥50 | 52.1 | 56.4 | 59.3 | 46.5 | ||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Housewife | 89.3 | 96.4 | 93.0 | 94.6 | ||
| Other | 10.7 | 3.6 | 0.05 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 0.34 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 58.7 | 52.3 | 0.39 | 53.1 | 60.8 | 0.29 |
| Other§ | 41.3 | 47.7 | 46.9 | 39.2 | ||
| Educational level | ||||||
| Educated | 26.0 | 15.7 | 20.0 | 16.4 | ||
| Illiterate | 74.0 | 84.3 | 0.08 | 80.0 | 83.6 | 0.54 |
| Residence area | ||||||
| Urban | 64.5 | 57.3 | 0.32 | 67.3 | 52.7 | 0.045 |
| Rural | 35.5 | 42.7 | 32.7 | 47.3 | ||
| Socioeconomic level | ||||||
| Low | 87.8 | 90.7 | 0.52 | 89.2 | 91.8 | 0.56 |
| Medium | 12.2 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 8.2 | ||
| Health insurance | ||||||
| Yes | 8.0 | 7.5 | 0.89 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 0.30 |
| Now | 92.0 | 92.5 | 94.5 | 90.5 | ||
| Distance* | ||||||
| <100 Km | 40.3 | 38.9 | 0.86 | 37.3 | 43.9 | 0.41 |
| ≥100 Km | 59.7 | 61.1 | 62.7 | 56.1 | ||
| Antecedent of cancer** | ||||||
| Yes | 13.3 | 15.0 | 16.1 | 11.1 | 0.34 | |
| Now | 86.7 | 85.0 | 0.75 | 83.9 | 88.9 | |
| Bleeding*** | ||||||
| Yes | 97.9 | 86.0 | 0.02 | 92.0 | 90.9 | 0.56 |
| Now | 2.1 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 9.1 | ||
§
Single, widowed and divorced
*
Distance between residence area and place of diagnosis
**
History of familial antecedent of cancer
***
Bleeding as first gynecological symptom