Table 1.
Demographic details of cancer patients at the oncology unit of ACSH, Mekelle, Ethiopia (n = 91).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
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| Gender | ||
| Male | 47 | 51.6 |
| Female | 44 | 48.4 |
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| Age category in years∗ | ||
| 18–45 | 52 | 57.1 |
| 46–65 | 33 | 36.3 |
| ≥65 | 6 | 6.6 |
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| Residence | ||
| Rural | 28 | 30.8 |
| Urban | 63 | 69.2 |
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| Region | ||
| Tigray | 89 | 97.8 |
| Afar | 1 | 1.1 |
| Others | 1 | 1.1 |
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| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 74 | 81.3 |
| Protestant | 9 | 9.9 |
| Muslim | 8 | 8.8 |
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| Occupation | ||
| Student | 11 | 12.1 |
| Governmental | 12 | 13.2 |
| Merchant | 15 | 16.5 |
| Farmer | 33 | 36.3 |
| Private | 9 | 9.9 |
| None | 11 | 12.1 |
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| Marital status | ||
| Married | 65 | 71.4 |
| Single | 14 | 15.4 |
| Widowed | 6 | 6.6 |
| Divorced | 6 | 6.6 |
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| Income range∗∗ | ||
| ≤2000 | 18 | 19.8 |
| 2001–5000 | 10 | 11 |
| >5000 | 14 | 15.4 |
| Missing (no data) | 49 | |
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| Family size∗∗∗ | ||
| 1–3 | 13 | 14.3 |
| 4–6 | 33 | 36.3 |
| >6 | 31 | 34.1 |
| 0 | 14 | 15.4 |
Mean = ∗44.8 ± 13.6; ∗∗3590.2 ± 2336.5; ∗∗∗4.97 ± 3.06.