Table 1.
Frequency of sociodemographic characteristics of cancer patients and apparently healthy blood donors at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019.
| Variables | Cancer patients, n = 120 (%) | Blood donors, n = 120 (%) | |
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| Sex | Male | 50 (41.7) | 82 (68.3) |
| Female | 70 (58.3) | 38 (31.7) | |
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| Age category in years | <10 | 8 (6.7) | 0 (0) |
| 11–20 | 9 (7.5) | 11 (9.2) | |
| 21–30 | 15 (12.5) | 46 (38.3) | |
| 31–40 | 28 (23.3) | 39 (32.5) | |
| 41–60 | 42 (35) | 20 (16.7) | |
| 61–70 | 11 (9.2) | 4 (3.3) | |
| >70 | 7 (5.8) | 0 (0) | |
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| Marital status | Married | 91 (78.8) | 82 (68.0) |
| Unmarried | 27 (22.5) | 38 (31.7) | |
| Divorced | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | |
| Widowed | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | |
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| Residences | Urban | 74 (61.7) | 81 (67.5) |
| Rural | 46 (38.3) | 39 (32.5) | |
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| Educational status | Illiterate | 50 (41.7) | 19 (15.8) |
| Read and write | 9 (41.7) | 8 (6.7) | |
| Elementary | 20 (16.7) | 9 (7.5) | |
| Secondary | 21 (17.5) | 23 (19.2) | |
| Twelve and above | 20 (16.7) | 61 (50.8) | |
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| Occupation | Governmental | 22 (18.3) | 60 (50) |
| Nongovernmental | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | |
| Farmer | 43 (35.8) | 30 (25) | |
| Merchant | 22 (18.3) | 2 (1.7) | |
| Student | 15 (12.5) | 20 (16.7) | |
| Unemployed | 17 (14.2) | 0 (0) | |
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| Monthly income | <17 dollar | 53 (44.2) | 29 (24.2) |
| 18–33 dollar | 27 (22.5) | 16 (13.3) | |
| 34–50 dollar | 12 (10) | 10 (8.3) | |
| 51–67 dollar | 6 (5.0) | 8 (6.7) | |
| >68 dollar | 22 (18.3) | 57 (47.5) | |