Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Breast Cancer Patients
| variable | Intervention | Control | Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Educational Status | Under Diploma | 18 | 60 | 19 | 63/3 | X2=0/5 |
| Diploma | 6 | 20 | 7 | 23/3 | Df=2 | |
| Collegiate | 6 | 20 | 4 | 13/3 | P* =0/77 | |
| Marital Status | Married | 29 | 96/7 | 26 | 86/7 | Pfisher=0/41 |
| Divorced | 1 | 3/3 | 2 | 06/7 | ||
| Widow | 0 | 0 | 2 | 06/7 | ||
| Economic Status | No money problem | 10 | 33/3 | 8 | 26/7 | Pfisher=0/92 |
| Fair | 17 | 56/7 | 19 | 63/3 | ||
| Not enough | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Type Of Surgery | Total Mastectomy | 24 | 80 | 26 | 86/7 | X2=0/48 |
| Df=1 | ||||||
| Partial Mastectomy | 6 | 20 | 4 | 13/3 | P=0/48 | |
| Life Status | With Husband and Children | 29 | 96/7 | 27 | 90 | Pfisher= 0/74 |
| Parent | 1 | 3/3 | 1 | 03/3 | ||
| Alone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 03/3 | ||
| Stage | I | 6 | 20 | 4 | 13/3 | X2=0/78 |
| II | 15 | 50 | 16 | 53/3 | Df=2 | |
| II | 9 | 30 | 10 | 33/3 | P=0/48 | |