Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants, April 2022
| Variables | Categories | Number of patients with BC | Number of THs |
| Age in years | 25–34 | – | – |
| 35–44 | 4 | 1 | |
| 45–54 | – | 3 | |
| Sex | Male | – | 4 |
| Female | 4 | – | |
| Place of residency | Rural | 4 | |
| Urban | – | ||
| Marital status | Married | 3 | 4 |
| Unmarried | – | – | |
| Divorced/widowed | 1 | – | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 2 | 2 |
| Muslim | 2 | 2 | |
| Educational status | No education | 2 | 2 |
| Primary | 1 | 2 | |
| Secondary | 1 | – | |
| College and above | – | – | |
| Occupational status | Employed | – | – |
| Housewife | 3 | – | |
| Farmer | 1 | 4 | |
| Other | – | ||
| THs’ treatment practice (in years) | 5–9 | – | – |
| 10–15 | – | 1 | |
| 16–20 | – | 3 |
BC, breast cancer; THs, traditional healers.