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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents who had cancer, Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014

From: Assessment of knowledge, accessibility and utilization of palliative care services among adult cancer patients at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014: a cross-sectional institution based study

Characteristics

Number

Percent

Age (years)

 <35

41

10.7

 ≥35

343

89.3

 Mean ± SDa

45.8 ± 11.3

 

Marital status

 Single

8

2.1

 Married

238

62.0

 Widowed

85

22.1

 Separated

46

12.0

 Divorced

7

1.8

Religion

 Christian orthodox

190

49.5

 Christian protestant

71

18.5

 Muslim

103

26.8

 Othersb

20

5.2

Ethnicity

  

 Tigray

44

11.5

 Amhara

146

38.0

 Oromo

103

26.8

 Gurage

53

13.8

 Othersc

38

9.9

Family size

 1–2

55

14.3

 3–4

149

38.8

 ≥5

175

45.6

 Mean ± SD

4.6 ± 2.2

 

Monthly income ($US)

 <25

51

20.9

 25–50

133

54.5

 >50

60

24.6

 Median

37.5

 

Education

 No education

226

58.9

 Primary

67

17.4

 Secondary

52

13.5

 Above secondary

39

10.2

  1. aStandard deviation
  2. bCatholic, Jehovah Witness and traditional religion
  3. cWelayta, Somali and Afar
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