Table 1.
Descriptive analysis of socio-demographic profile of breast cancer (BCA) patients and control group at the five referral hospitals and one health center of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015–2017.
| Socio-demographic data of BCA and control group | BCA patients (N = 27) N (%) |
Control group (N = 27) N (%) |
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| Age (yr.) | ≤40 | 13 (48.1) | 14 (51.9) |
| >40 | 14 (51.9) | 13 (48.1) | |
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| Residence | Urban | 17 (63.0) | 19 (70.4) |
| Rural | 10 (37.0) | 8 (29.6) | |
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| Education level | Illiterate | 12 (44.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| High school or less | 11 (40.7) | 14 (51.9) | |
| College and above | 4 (14.8) | 13 (48.1) | |
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| Marital status | Single | 7 (25.9) | 18 (66.7) |
| Married | 17 (63.0) | 9 (33.3) | |
| Widowed | 3 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
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| Child birth | Yes | 15 (55.6) | 7 (25.9) |
| No | 12 (44.4) | 20 (74.1) | |
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| No. of children | 0 | 12 (44.4) | 20 (74.1) |
| 1–4 | 14 (51.9) | 7 (25.9) | |
| ≥5 | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
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| Breast feeding | Yes | 15 (55.6) | 7 (25.9) |
| No | 12 (44.4) | 20 (74.1) | |
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| Birth control | Yes | 14 (51.9) | 5 (18.5) |
| No | 13 (48.1) | 22 (81.5) | |
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| Menopausal status | Pre | 16 (59.3) | 21 (77.8) |
| Post | 11 (40.7) | 6 (22.2) | |
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| Body mass index (kg/m2) | Under weight (<18.5) | 4 (14.8) | 2 (7.4) |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | 14 (51.9) | 18 (66.7) | |
| Over weight (25–29.9) | 6 (22.2) | 4 (14.8) | |
| Obese (≥30) | 3 (11.1) | 3 (11.1) | |