Table 1.
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Women with Breast Cancer at the Only Oncology Center of North East Ethiopia, 2020 (N=204)
| Variables | Category | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 20–29 | 33 (16.2) |
| 30–39 | 62 (30.4) | |
| 40–49 | 57 (27.9) | |
| 50–59 | 30 (14.7) | |
| 60–69 | 22 (10.8) | |
| Age mean (SD) | 44.1 (11.8) | |
| Level of education | Unable to read and write | 60 (29.4) |
| Completion of primary education | 59 (28.9) | |
| Completion of secondary education | 50 (24.5) | |
| College and above | 35 (17.2) | |
| Occupational status | Housewife | 98 (48.0) |
| Employed | 46 (22.6) | |
| Merchant | 32 (15.7) | |
| Farmer | 28 (13.7) | |
| Marital status | Single | 19 (9.3) |
| Married | 53 (25.9) | |
| Divorced | 84 (41.2) | |
| Widowed | 48 (23.6) | |
| Residence | Rural | 98 (48.0) |
| Urban | 106 (52.0) | |
| Gave birth | Yes | 177 (86.8) |
| No | 27 (13.2) | |
| Number of children | ≤3 | 85 (48.0) |
| 3–5 | 56 (31.6) | |
| >5 | 36 (20.4) | |
| Household income | ≤1250 | 51 (25.0) |
| 1250–2000 | 78 (38.0) | |
| 2001–3000 | 27 (13.0) | |
| >3001 | 48 (23.0) | |
| Time to come to DRH (hours) | <4 | 112 (54.9) |
| 4–8 | 64 (31.4) | |
| 8–12 | 28 (13.7) | |
| Time to come to nearby health center mean (SD) | 32.64 (15.05) | |