Table 1.
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Breast Cancer Patients
| Variable | Completed Treatment N=86 |
Did Not Complete Treatment N=31 |
p-value5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 0.9974 | ||
| Mean | 53.56 | 53.55 | |
| Median | 51 | 52 | |
| Std. Dev. | 15.16 | 11.11 | |
| Range | 24–99 | 31–82 | |
| Stage of Disease N (%1) | 0.2030 | ||
| I/II | 24 (27.91%) | 4 (12.90%) | |
| III/IV | 57 (66.28%) | 24 (77.42%) | |
| Unknown | 5 (5.81%) | 3 (9.68%) | |
| Region of Residence N (%1) | 0.2056 | ||
| Ashanti | 68 (79.07%) | 20 (64.52%) | |
| Greater Central And Northern Ghana2 | 14 (16.28%) | 9 (29.03%) | |
| Southern Ghana and External Areas3 | 4 (4.65%) | 2 (6.45%) | |
| Occupation N (%1) | 0.0647 | ||
| Business | 36 (41.86%) | 12 (38.71%) | |
| Farming/Agriculture | 11 (12.79%) | 9 (29.03%) | |
| Professional Occupations | 18 (20.93%) | 1 (3.23%) | |
| Service (Low-Income) | 7 (8.14%) | 3 (9.68%) | |
| Unemployed4 | 14 (16.28%) | 6 (19.35%) | |
| Marital Status N (%1) | 1.0000 | ||
| Married | 47 (54.65%) | 17 (54.84%) | |
| Other (Divorced/Single/Widowed) | 37 (43.02%) | 14 (45.16%) | |
| Unknown | 2 (2.33%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
| Religion N (%1) | 0.0248 | ||
| Christian | 76 (88.37%) | 21 (67.74%) | |
| Muslim/Islamic | 8 (9.30%) | 8 (25.81%) | |
| Traditional/Unknown | 2 (2.33%) | 2 (6.45%) |
1
Percents reflect that of each column
2
Includes Brong Ahofo, Eastern, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, and Volta Regions
3
Includes Central, Greater Accra, Western Regions, and areas outside of Ghana
4
Includes Students, Retired/Pensioners, and Unemployed
5
P-values were calculated using the t-test for continuous variables and the Chi-squared test or the Fisher’s Exact test for categorical variables. The Fisher’s Exact test was employed if any variable category had a cell count of less than 5.