Research Article
Adequacy of Cancer-Related Pain Treatments and Factors Affecting Proper Management in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia
Table 1
Demographic details of cancer patients at the oncology unit of ACSH, Mekelle, Ethiopia (n = 91).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
| Gender | Male | 47 | 51.6 | Female | 44 | 48.4 |
| Age category in years | 18–45 | 52 | 57.1 | 46–65 | 33 | 36.3 | ≥65 | 6 | 6.6 |
| Residence | Rural | 28 | 30.8 | Urban | 63 | 69.2 |
| Region | Tigray | 89 | 97.8 | Afar | 1 | 1.1 | Others | 1 | 1.1 |
| Religion | Orthodox | 74 | 81.3 | Protestant | 9 | 9.9 | Muslim | 8 | 8.8 |
| Occupation | Student | 11 | 12.1 | Governmental | 12 | 13.2 | Merchant | 15 | 16.5 | Farmer | 33 | 36.3 | Private | 9 | 9.9 | None | 11 | 12.1 |
| Marital status | Married | 65 | 71.4 | Single | 14 | 15.4 | Widowed | 6 | 6.6 | Divorced | 6 | 6.6 |
| Income range | ≤2000 | 18 | 19.8 | 2001–5000 | 10 | 11 | >5000 | 14 | 15.4 | Missing (no data) | 49 | |
| Family size | 1–3 | 13 | 14.3 | 4–6 | 33 | 36.3 | >6 | 31 | 34.1 | 0 | 14 | 15.4 |
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Mean = 44.8 ± 13.6; 3590.2 ± 2336.5; 4.97 ± 3.06. |