Table 1.
Participants characteristics (n = 298)
| Characteristics | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 50.3 (SD 9.6; range 20–71) |
| Marital status | f(%) |
| Married | 263 (88.3) |
| Single | 12 (4.0) |
| Widow | 23 (7.7) |
| Education | |
| Not attending school | 20 (6.7) |
| Elementary school | 106 (35.6) |
| Junior high school | 54 (18.1) |
| Senior high school | 90 (30.2) |
| College/University | 28(9.4) |
| Monthly family income (approx. in USD) | |
| < 71 | 143 (48.0) |
| 71–141 | 75 (25.2) |
| 141–212 | 28(9.4) |
| 212–282 | 23 (7.7) |
| 282–353 | 8 (2.7) |
| > 353 | 21 (7.0) |
| Employment | |
| Homemaker | 145 (48.7) |
| Government official | 11(3.7) |
| Private employee | 27(9.1) |
| Self-employed | 59 (19.8) |
| Factory worker | 44 (14.8) |
| Retired | 12 (4.0) |
| Stage of Cancer | |
| I | 54 (18.1) |
| II | 86 (28.9) |
| III | 112 (37.6) |
| IV | 13 (4.4) |
| Unknown | 33 (11.1) |
| Time from diagnosis | |
| < 1 year | 110 (36.9) |
| ≥ 1 year, < 2 years | 124 (41.6) |
| ≥ 2 years, < 4 years | 35 (11.7) |
| ≥ 4 years | 29 (9.8) |
| Metastatic cancer | |
| Yes | 57 (19.2) |
| No | 241 (80.9) |
| Primary treatment history | |
| Chemotherapy | 149 (50) |
| Chemotherapy & radiation | 49 (16.4) |
| Radiation | 38 (12.8) |
| Surgery | 26 (8.7) |
| Other | 36 (12.1) |