Table 10.
Association between type of cancer and caregivers’ coping strategies
| Type of cancer cases |
Coping strategies
|
χ 2 (P value) | ||
|
|
Effective (n = 185)
|
Ineffective (n = 25)
|
Total (n = 210)
|
|
| 7.00 (0.320) | ||||
| Breast cancer | 66 (94.3) | 4 (5.7) | 70 (100) | |
| Prostate cancer | 52 (85.2) | 9 (14.8) | 61 (100) | |
| Cervical cancer | 37 (86.0) | 6 (14.0) | 43 (100) | |
| Colorectal cancer | 13 (86.7) | 2 (13.3) | 15 (100) | |
| Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | 8 (100) | |
| HIV-related cancers (Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, etc.) | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | 8 (100) | |
| Other types | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 5 (100) | |
HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus.