Table 1.
Characteristics and clinical data of the study population in Oncology Department of Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia.
| Demographic and clinical data | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Total number of study population, N | 83 |
| Age in years, median (range) | 50 (18–72) |
| Sex (male) | 42 (50.6) |
| Occupational status | |
| Student | 5 (6) |
| Government employee | 18 (21.7) |
| Merchant | 11 (13.3) |
| Farmer | 33 (39.8) |
| Private work | 12 (14.5) |
| None | 4 (4.8) |
| Level of education | |
| Illiterate | 42 (50.6) |
| Primary school | 18 (21.7) |
| Secondary school | 13 (15.7) |
| College/university | 10 (12) |
| Site of cancer | |
| Genitourinary cancer | 21 (25.3) |
| Gastrointestinal cancer | 19 (22.9) |
| Breast cancer | 18 (21.7) |
| Head and neck cancer | 6 (7.2) |
| Bronchopulmonary cancer | 4 (4.8) |
| Follicular lymphoma | 4 (4.8) |
| Cancer of unknown primary | 4 (4.8) |
| Others | 7 (8.4) |
| Tumor stage | |
| Stage 1 | 7 (8.4) |
| Stage 2 | 20 (24.1) |
| Stage 3 | 37 (44.6) |
| Stage 4 | 19 (22.9) |
| Metastasis (present) | 19 (22.9) |
| Hx of cancer treatment modality | |
| Chemotherapy | 61 (73.5) |
| Surgery | 5 (6) |
| Combination | 17 (20.5) |
| Comorbidity (present) | 16 (19.3) |
| Number of all medications prescribed, mean ± SD | 5.98 (±1.19) |
| Number of analgesics prescribed, median (range) | 0 (0,3) |
| Types of analgesic | |
| No analgesics | 50 (60.2) |
| Nonopioids ± adjuvant | 15 (18.1) |
| Weak opioids ± nonopioids ± adjuvant | 14 (16.9) |
| Strong opioids ± nonopioids ± adjuvant | 4 (4.8) |
| Hx of any pain (yes) | 71 (85.5) |
| Types of pain (N = 76) | |
| Nociceptive pain | 33 (43.4) |
| Neuropathic pain | 17 (21.7) |
| Mixed | 26 (34.9) |