Table 1 Socio-demographic status of clients with cancer in Hawassa university comprehensive specialized hospital Cancer treatment centre, in 2024. (n = 20)
Variables | Category | Count | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Less than 20 years | 1 | 5% |
20–29 years | 2 | 10% | |
30–39 years | 8 | 40% | |
40–49 years | 6 | 30% | |
50–59 years | 2 | 10% | |
More than 60 years | 1 | 5% | |
Duration of disease | Less than 12 months | 6 | 30% |
12–52 months | 8 | 40% | |
More than 52 months | 6 | 30% | |
Sex | Male | 10 | 50% |
Female | 10 | 50% | |
Educational status | No formal education | 1 | 5% |
Formal education | 1 | 5% | |
Secondary education | 8 | 40% | |
Tertiary education | 10 | 50% | |
Religion | Orthodox | 8 | 40% |
Protestant | 12 | 60% | |
Occupation | Unemployed | 6 | 30% |
Employed | 8 | 40% | |
Self-employed | 6 | 30% | |
Type of cancer | Cervical cancer | 4 | 20% |
Lung cancer | 2 | 10% | |
Breast cancer | 2 | 10% | |
Duodenum cancer | 2 | 10% | |
Lymphoma | 4 | 20% | |
Others | 4 | 20% |