Adequacy of Cancer-Related Pain Treatments and Factors Affecting Proper Management in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Table 2

Health-related variables of cancer patients at the oncology unit of ACSH, Mekelle, Ethiopia (n = 91).

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Stage
II	20	22
III	38	41.8
IV	33	36.3
Type of patient
Admitted	81	89
Ambulatory	10	11
Metastasis
Present	42	46.1
Absent	49	53.8
Pain severity
No pain	6	6.6
Mild	27	29.7
Moderate	50	54.9
Severe	8	8.8
Treatment modality
Chemo therapy only	32	35.2
Chemo therapy + surgery	59	64.8