Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of gynaecological cancer patients attending treatment at TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014
| Clinical characteristics | Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer type | Cervical | 108 | 77.2 |
| Ovarian | 21 | 15.0 | |
| Endometrial | 7 | 5.0 | |
| Others(vaginal, vulvar) | 4 | 2.8 | |
| Stage of the diseases (n = 117) | 1 | 12 | 10.3 |
| 2 | 49 | 41.9 | |
| 3 and 4 | 55 | 47.0 | |
| Treatment type | Radiation | 84 | 60.0 |
| Operation | 56 | 40.0 | |
| Payment type | Paying | 103 | 73.6 |
| Free | 37 | 26.4 | |
| Care givers relation | Children | 96 | 68.6 |
| Spouse | 25 | 17.9 | |
| Sibling | 10 | 7.1 | |
| Parents | 9 | 6.4 | |