Table 1.
Socio-Demographic Data of Patients
| Variables | n | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Female | 32 | 100 | |
| Male | 0 | 0 | |
| Age | |||
| 18-40 | 6 | 18.8 | |
| 40-60 | 21 | 65.6 | |
| >60 | 5 | 15.6 | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Malay | 25 | 78.1 | |
| Chinese | 6 | 18.8 | |
| Indian | 1 | 3.1 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 1 | 3.1 | |
| Married | 30 | 93.8 | |
| Divorced/separated | 1 | 3.1 | |
| No. of children | |||
| 0-3 | 20 | 62.5 | |
| >3 | 12 | 37.5 | |
| Educational level | |||
| Never schooled | 0 | 0 | |
| Primary school | 8 | 25.0 | |
| Secondary school | 17 | 53.1 | |
| Tertiary school | 7 | 21.9 | |
| Employment status | |||
| Employee | 10 | 31.2 | |
| Studying | 0 | 0 | |
| Unemployed | 18 | 56.3 | |
| Retired | 3 | 9.4 | |
| Self-employed | 1 | 3.1 | |
| Monthly income (myr) | |||
| RM0- RM 1,000 | 9 | 28.1 | |
| RM 1,001-RM 3,000 | 17 | 53.1 | |
| RM 3,001-RM 5,000 | 3 | 9.4 | |
| > RM 5,000 | 3 | 9.4 | |
| House location | |||
| Rural | 18 | 56.3 | |
| Urban | 14 | 43.7 | |
| Tumour stage | |||
| Stage I | 2 | 6.3 | |
| Stage II | 13 | 40.6 | |
| Stage III | 15 | 46.8 | |
| Stage IV | 2 | 6.3 | |
| Previous treatment | |||
| Chemotherapy | 0 | 0 | |
| Radiotherapy | 0 | 0 | |
| Surgery | 26 | 81.2 | |
| Hormonal therapy | 0 | 0 | |
| None | 6 | 18.8 | |
| Chronic health condition | |||
| With comorbidity | 17 | 53.1 | |
| Without comorbidity | 15 | 46.9 | |