Table 1.
Demographic characteristics for cancer patients.
| Variable | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 21–30 | 50 (2.4%) |
| 31–40 | 416 (20%) | |
| 41–50 | 634 (31%) | |
| 51–60 | 516 (25%) | |
| 61–70 | 281 (14%) | |
| 71–80 | 145 (7.0%) | |
| 81–90 | 18 (0.9%) | |
| Marital status | Married | 1,092 (57%) |
| Widowed | 501 (26%) | |
| Single | 220 (11%) | |
| Divorced | 109 (5.7%) | |
| HIV status | No | 1,099 (55%) |
| Yes | 898 (45%) | |
| FIGO Stage of Cancer | I | 162 (8.2%) |
| II | 941 (48%) | |
| III | 771 (39%) | |
| IV | 103 (5.2%) | |
| Laboratory location | Lus | 1,381 (69%) |
| CB | 275 (14%) | |
| CP | 186 (9.3%) | |
| other | 153 (7.7%) | |
| Laboratory type | Public | 937 (46%) |
| Private | 1083 (54%) | |
Note: Laboratory location: CB = Copperbelt Province, CP = Central Province, EP = Eastern Province, Lus = Lusaka Province, Other = Eastern, Luapula, Muchinga, Northern, North-Western, Southern and Western Provinces.