Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of cervical cancer patients in TASH cancer center, Ethiopia (n = 634)
| Variables | Code | Baseline anemia | Total N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes N (%) | No N (%) | |||
| Age | < 30 | 30(50.85) | 29(49.15) | 59(9.30) |
| 30–39 | 44(36.97) | 75(63.02) | 119(18.77) | |
| 40–49 | 95(57.92) | 69(42.07) | 164(25.9) | |
| 50–59 | 87(56.13) | 68(43.87) | 155(24.45) | |
| ≥ 60 | 67(48.91) | 70(51.09) | 137(21.61) | |
| Residence | Urban | 184(51.83) | 171(48.17) | 355(56.00) |
| Rural | 139(49.82) | 140(50.18) | 279(44.00) | |
| Region | Amhara | 83(51.55) | 78(48.45) | 161(25.39) |
| Oromia | 103(50.74) | 100(49.26) | 203(32.02) | |
| Tigray | 18(78.26) | 5(21.74) | 23(3.62) | |
| SNNP | 32(53.33) | 28(46.67) | 60(9.46) | |
| Addis Ababa | 77(46.11) | 90(53.89) | 167(26.34) | |
| Others | 10(50.00) | 10(50.00) | 20(3.16) | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 176(47.82) | 192(52.17) | 336(58.04) |
| Muslim | 70(23.49) | 69(20.54) | 139(21.92) | |
| Protestant | 49(16.44) | 64(19.05) | 113(17.82) | |
| Others | 3(1.01) | 11(3.27) | 14(2.21) | |
| Occupation | Gov’t employee | 42(49.41) | 43(50.59) | 85(13.41) |
| Merchant | 40(54.79) | 33(45.20) | 73(11.51) | |
| Farmer | 60(51.28) | 57(48.71) | 117(18.45) | |
| House wife | 133(49.44) | 136(50.56) | 269(42.43) | |
| Others | 48(53.33) | 42(46.67) | 90(14.19) | |
| Substance use | User | 73(68.86) | 33(31.13) | 106(16.71) |
| None user | 250(47.35) | 278(52.65) | 528(83.28) | |
| Children | No child | 8(40.00) | 12(60.00) | 20(3.15) |
| One | 20(48.78) | 21(51.22) | 41(6.46) | |
| Two | 42(45.65) | 50(54.35) | 92(14.51) | |
| Three | 115(53.49) | 100(46.51) | 215(33.91) | |
| More than 3 | 138(51.88) | 128(48.12) | 266(41.96) | |
| Marital status | Married | 218(53.56) | 189(46.44) | 407(64.20) |
| Single | 13(41.94) | 18(58.06) | 31(4.90) | |
| Widowed | 48(48.98) | 50(51.02) | 98(15.46) | |
| Divorced | 44(44.89) | 54(55.10) | 98(15.46) | |
Others: private employee, student, daily laborer