TABLE 1.

Characteristics of participants.

Variable	CMF regimen	%	FAC regimen	%	p
Mean age	53.80	-	48.05	-	0.05*
Age range	-	-	-	-	0.12
31–50	02	20	11	55
51–60	08	80	09	45
Ethnic group
Black African	10	33	20	67
Marital status	-	-	-	-	-
Married	04	40	08	40
Divorced	02	20	03	15
Separated	00	00	01	05
Widowed	01	10	05	25
Single	03	30	03	15
Employment status	-	-	-	-	-
Unemployed	07	70	12	60
Full-time	02	20	02	10
Part-time	01	10	06	30
Educational level	-	-	-	-	0.15
Lower primary	00	00	00	00
Primary	01	10	01	05
Middle school	03	30	05	25
High school	04	40	14	70
Post school	02	20	00	00
Breast cancer stage	-	-	-	-	1.00
II	04	40	08	40
III	06	60	12	60

CMF, Cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracil; FAC, fluorouracil, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide.

Fisher exact tests.

^*, Significance level set as p < 0.05.