Health Related Quality of Life of Cancer Patients in Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of cancer patients attending UoGRH.

Variables	(%)
Age	46.8 (14.5)
Females	83 (52.9)
Occupation
Nongovernmental	14 (8.9)
Private employee	36 (22.9)
Government employee	20 (2.7)
Agriculture	56 (37.33)
Retire	24 (16)
Education
No education	69 (43.9)
Elementary	32 (20.4)
High school	25 (16.7)
College	12 (8)
University	12 (8)
Marital status
Single	33 (21)
Married	83 (52.9)
Divorced	14 (8.9)
Widowed	20 (12.7)
Monthly income	1336.1 ± 240.3
Residence
Rural	78 (49.7)
Surgery (yes)	72 (45.5)
Duration of the disease (months)	13.4 ± 12.1
Metastasis (yes)	65 (41.4)
Diagnosis
Colorectal Ca	30 (20)
Cervical Ca	32 (21.33)
Lung Ca	15 (10)
Blood related Ca	36 (24)
Breast Ca	37 (24.7)
Medications
5-Fluorouracil	68
Cisplatin	47
Leucovorin	79
Cyclophosphamide	41
Doxorubicin	39
Methotrexate	45
Irinotecan	27
Others	31