Table 1.
Demographic Information, both crude and stratified by stage of disease at diagnosis (n=597)
| Crude | Stage
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 0 | I | II | III | IV | ||
| Counts | 597 | 131 (21.9) | 3 (0.5) | 8 (1.3) | 72 (12.1) | 347 (58.1) | 36 (6.0) |
| Mean Patient Age in Years (SD) | 50.8 (14.5) | 48.4 (14.2) | 51.7 (6.1) | 49.4 (11.2) | 51.1 (13.0) | 51.3 (15.0) | 54.2 (14.1) |
| Number of Females (% of stage) | 585 (98.0) | 128 (97.7) | 3 (100) | 8 (100) | 71 (98.6) | 341 (98.3) | 34 (94.4) |
| Region of Residence (%a) | |||||||
| Unknown | 165 (27.6) | 79 (47.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (7.9) | 67 (40.6) | 6 (3.6) |
| Ashanti | 307 (51.4) | 35 (11.4) | 1 (0.3) | 8 (2.6) | 53 (17.3) | 190 (61.9) | 20 (6.5) |
| Greater Central and Northern Ghanab | 76 (12.8) | 9 (11.8) | 2 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (5.3) | 52 (68.4) | 9 (11.8) |
| Southern Ghana and External Areasc | 49 (8.2) | 8 (16.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.1) | 38 (77.6) | 1 (2.0) |
| Occupation (%a) | |||||||
| Unknown | 30 (5.0) | 10 (7.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.8) | 17 (4.9) | 1 (2.8) |
| Business | 5 (.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Farming/Agriculture | 140 (23.5) | 38 (27.1) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (6.4) | 82 (58.6) | 10 (7.1) |
| Civil Servants and Secretaries | 18 (3.0) | 1 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (11.1) | 4 (22.2) | 10 (55.6) | 1 (5.6) |
| Professional Occupations | 56 (9.4) | 13 (23.2) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (3.6) | 12 (21.4) | 28 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Service (Low-Income) | 265 (44.4) | 55 (20.8) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (1.1) | 29 (10.9) | 162 (61.1) | 15 (5.7) |
| Unemployedd | 83 (13.9) | 14 (16.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | 14 (16.9) | 45 (54.2) | 9 (10.8) |
a
Percents reflect that of crude (crude cell) or row percent (within stages)
b
Includes Brong Ahafo, Eastern, Northern, Upper East, Upper West Regions, and Volta Regions
c
Includes Central, Greater Accra, Western Regions, and areas outside of Ghana
d
Includes Students, Retired/Pensioners, and Unemployed