Table 1.
Characteristics of women with uterine, ovarian and cervical cancer by urban–rural status in Gharbiah, Egypt, from 1999 to 2002
| Variable | Descriptive Category | Uterus
|
Ovary
|
Cervix
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban No. (%) | Rural No. (%) | Urban No. (%) | Rural No. (%) | Urban No. (%) | Rural No. (%) | ||
| Total cases | 101 (73.19) | 37 (26.81) | 148 (53.62) | 128 (46.38) | 60 (58.25) | 43 (41.75) | |
| Year of diagnosis | 1999 | 17 (62.96) | 10 (37.04) | 29 (46.03) | 34 (53.97) | 15 (53.57) | 13 (46.43) |
| 2000 | 27 (72.97) | 10 (27.03) | 34 (55.74) | 27 (44.26) | 25 (65.79) | 13 (34.21) | |
| 2001 | 24 (68.57) | 9 (25.71) | 38 (50.67) | 37 (49.33) | 9 (56.25) | 7 (43.75) | |
| 2002 | 33 (80.49) | 8 (19.51) | 47 (61.04) | 30 (38.96) | 11 (52.38) | 10 (47.62) | |
| Age | 0–29 | 1 (100) | 0 | 16 (45.71) | 19 (54.29) | 1 (100) | 0 |
| 30–39 | 4 (100) | 0 | 26 (63.41) | 15 (48.39) | 5 (62.50) | 3 (37.50) | |
| 40–49 | 16 (66.67) | 8 (33.33) | 33 (55.00) | 27 (45.00) | 11 (50.00) | 11 (50.00) | |
| 50–59 | 30 (68.18) | 14 (31.82) | 34 (47.22) | 38 (52.78) | 18 (60.00) | 12 (40.00) | |
| 60–69 | 32 (72.73) | 12 (27.27) | 26 (55.32) | 21 (44.68) | 20 (64.52) | 11 (35.48) | |
| 70+ | 18 (85.71) | 3 (14.29) | 13 (61.91) | 8 (38.10) | 5 (45.46) | 6 (54.54) | |
| District | Tanta | 51 (80.95) | 12 (19.05) | 67 (62.62) | 40 (37.38) | 30 (69.77) | 13 (30.23) |
| El-Mehalla | 25 (71.43) | 10 (28.57) | 39 (59.09) | 27 (40.91) | 19 (73.08) | 7 (26.92) | |
| Kafr El-Zayat | 6 (66.67) | 3 (33.33) | 10 (52.63) | 9 (47.37) | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | |
| Zefta | 8 (66.67) | 4 (33.33) | 10 (58.82) | 7 (41.18) | 1 (25) | 3 (75) | |
| Samanoud | 2 (100) | 0 | 5 (41.67) | 7 (58.33) | 2 (28.57) | 5 (71.43) | |
| El Santa | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 7 (25.93) | 20 (74.07) | 2 (28.57) | 5 (71.43) | |
| Kotoor | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | 3 (30) | 7 (70) | 2 (25) | 6 (75) | |
| Basyoon | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | 7 (38.89) | 11 (61.11) | 1 (100) | 0 | |
| Basis of diagnosis | Microscopic | 90 (72) | 35 (28) | 132 (54.1) | 112 (45.9) | 59 (58.42) | 42 (41.58) |
| Non-microscopic | 1 (100) | 0 | 7 (30.44) | 16 (69.56) | 1 (100) | 0 | |
| Death certificate | 10 (83.33) | 2 (16.67) | 9 (100) | 0 | 0 | 1 (100) | |