Patient delay factors in women presenting with breast cancer in a low income country

BMC Research Notes

Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

Variable	Participant distribution
Variable	Number	Percentage
Age group in years
<35	32	20
35–44	51	32
45–55	40	25
>55	38	24
Religion^a
Catholic	53	33
Muslim	16	10
Pentecostal	37	23
Protestant	52	32
SDA	3	2
Employment
Unskilled worker	36	22
Subsistence farmer	53	33
Formal employment	29	18
Unemployment	44	27
Marital status^a
Single	20	13
Married	87	54
Widowed	25	16
Divorced	28	18
Number of children
None	12	7
1–3	82	51
≥4	68	42
Monthly income (shillings)^b
≤93,750	70	43
>93,750	91	57
Education level
None	15	9
Primary	54	33
Secondary	57	35
Tertiary	36	22
Positive history of familial breast cancer	42	26
Positive history of benign breast disease
Yes	30	19
Manchester clinical stage
Stage 2	6	4
Stage 3	17	10
Stage 4	139	86
Tumor grade
Well differentiated	76	47
Moderately differentiated	31	19
Poorly differentiated	55	34

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