TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants and other covariates (n = 284)
| Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 185 | 65 |
| Male | 86 | 30 |
| Blank/missing | 13 | 5 |
| Treatment phase | ||
| Diagnoses/treatment planning | 39 | 14 |
| Receiving treatment | 136 | 48 |
| Completed treatment | 98 | 35 |
| Blank/missing | 11 | 4 |
| Age (in years) | ||
| 18‐39 | 60 | 21 |
| 40‐59 | 140 | 49 |
| 60 and above | 64 | 23 |
| Blank/missing | 20 | 7 |
| Education | ||
| No education/some/completed primary school | 103 | 36 |
| Some/completed secondary school | 97 | 34 |
| Some/completed college/university | 65 | 23 |
| Other | 3 | 1 |
| Blank/missing | 16 | 6 |
| Hospital—health facility a , b | ||
| KNH | 238 | 84 |
| Texas Cancer Center | 21 | 7 |
| Agha Khan Hospital | 8 | 3 |
| Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital | 12 | 4 |
| Logistical challenges of accessing care | ||
| Transportation challenges | ||
| Limited access to hospitals (eg, due to hospitals seeing less patients, changing appointments) c | 98 | 35% |
| Ability to travel for treatment limited by curfews or county lockdowns c | 143 | 50% |
| Respondent's travel time to Nairobi (in hours) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 2.47 ± 2.73 | |
| Median | 2.0 | |
| Range | 0‐11 | |
| Blank/Missing | 16 (6%) cases | |
a
Percentages do not add up to 100 because this was a multianswer question. Only options included in logistic regression are reported here.
b
Percentages do not add up to 100 because this was a multianswer question. Only top‐four options selected by respondents are reported.
c
Other health facilities included AIC Kijabe Hospital, MP Shah Hospital, Afya Bora Hospital, Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital and Coptic Hospital, Nairobi.