Table 1.
Socio demographic, behavioral and clinical characteristics of adult patients with cancer on treatment follow up at JMC, Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia 2021, (n = 176)
| Variables | Categories | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex |
Male Female |
54 122 |
30.7 69.3 |
| Age (year) |
18–34 35–54 55–64 > 64 |
27 92 32 25 |
15.3 52.3 18.2 14.2 |
| Mean(± SD) | 50.1 ± 13.7 | ||
| Alcohol use |
No Yes |
161 15 |
91.5 8.5 |
| Smoking cigarettes |
No Yes |
173 3 |
98.3 1.7 |
| Chat chewing |
No Yes |
118 58 |
67.04 32.9 |
| Performing regular physical exercise |
No Yes |
147 29 |
83.5 16.5 |
| Family history of cancer |
No Yes |
144 32 |
81.8 18.2 |
| Type of cancer |
Breast cancer Cervical cancer Esophageal cancer Ovarian cancer Colorectal cancer Bone and soft tissue cancer Pancreatic cancer Prostate cancer Gastric cancer Others |
59 33 16 16 14 13 8 8 4 5 |
33.52 18.75 9.09 9.09 7.95 7.39 4.55 4.55 2.27 2.84 |
| Stage of cancer |
Stage I Stage II Stage III Stage IV |
18 33 52 73 |
10.2 18.8 29.5 41.5 |
| Types of cancer treatment |
Chemotherapy Chemo radiotherapy Surgery |
135 32 9 |
76.7 18.2 5.1 |
| Loss of appetite |
No Yes |
39 137 |
22.2 77.8 |
| Nausea |
No Yes |
50 126 |
28.4 71.6 |
| Vomiting |
No Yes |
84 92 |
47.7 52.3 |
| BMI (Kg/m2 ) | < 18.5 | 75 | 42.6 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 94 | 53.4 | |
| ≥ 25 | 7 | 4 | |
| Mean(± SD) 19.23 ± 3.42 | |||
*others: includes (head and neck, lung, oral, brain tumor)