Table 1. Patient socio-demographic characteristics (n = 129).
| Characteristics | N = 129 (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 48.08±12.46 |
| 18–39 | 33 (25.6) |
| 40–54 | 56 (43.4) |
| 55–69 | 34 (26.4) |
| 70 and above | 6 (4.7) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 43 (32.8) |
| Female | 86 (67.2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Malay | 104 (81.3) |
| Chinese | 11 (8.6) |
| Indian | 10 (7.8) |
| Others | 4 (2.3) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 14 (11.0) |
| Married | 100 (78.2) |
| Divorced | 6 (4.7) |
| Widowed | 8 (6.3) |
| Unknown | 1 (0) |
| Education | |
| Primary | 16 (12.5) |
| Secondary | 72 (56.3) |
| College/ University (Degree) | 18 (14.1) |
| STPM/ Matriculation/ A level/ Diploma | 21 (16.4) |
| Unknown | 2 (0) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 56 (43.8) |
| Unemployed | 43 (33.6) |
| Retired | 20 (15.6) |
| Other | 9 (7.0) |
| Unknown | 1 (0) |
| Monthly household income | |
| Less than RM 4,359 | 82 (65.1) |
| RM 4,360—RM 9,619 | 24 (19.0) |
| RM 9,620 and above | 4 (3.2) |
| Others | 16 (12.7) |
| Unknown | 3 (0) |
| Setting | |
| Kuala Lumpur Hospital | 61 (48.8%) |
| National Cancer Institute | 63 (47.3%) |
| University Malaya Medical Centre | 5 (3.9%) |
| Cancer type | |
| Breast | 43 (33.3) |
| Gastrointestinal | 29 (22.5) |
| Gynaecological | 18 (14.0) |
| Lung | 8 (6.2) |
| Sarcoma | 5 (3.9) |
| Nose | 2 (1.6) |
| Haematological | 2 (1.6) |
| Brain | 1 (0.8) |
| Prostate | 2 (1.6) |
| Unknown | 19(14.7) |
| Cancer stage | |
| I | 14 (15.1) |
| II | 28 (30.1) |
| III | 26 (28.0) |
| IV | 25 (26.9) |
| Unknown | 36 (0) |