Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients
From: Profile of cancer patients’ seen at Korle Bu teaching hospital in Ghana (A cancer registry review)
Characteristic | Male N = 339 (%) | Female N = 797 (%) | Total N = 1136 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||
0-9 | 7 (2.1) | 5 (0.6) | 12 (1.1) |
10-19 | 12 (3.5) | 16 (2.0) | 28 (2.5) |
20-29 | 27 (8.0) | 27 (3.4) | 54 (4.8) |
30-39 | 25 (7.4) | 110 (13.8) | 135 (11.9) |
40-49 | 38 (11.2) | 178 (22.3) | 216 (19.0) |
50-59 | 75 (22.1) | 226 (28.5) | 301 (26.4) |
60-69 | 93 (27.5) | 146 (18.3) | 239 (21.0) |
70-79 | 52 (15.3) | 72 (9.0) | 124 (10.9) |
80-89 | 10 (2.9) | 16 (2.0) | 26 (2.3) |
90-99 | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 263 (77.5) | 441 (55.4) | 704 (62.0) |
Divorced | 6 (1.8) | 49 (6.1) | 55 (4.8) |
Single | 56 (16.5) | 224 (28.1) | 280 (24.6) |
Widowed | 9 (2.7) | 68 (8.5) | 77 (6.8) |
Missing | 5 (1.5) | 15 (1.9) | 20 (1.8) |
Educational level | |||
Tertiary | 123 (36.2) | 109 (13.7) | 232 (20.4) |
Secondary | 22 (6.5) | 30 (3.8) | 52 (4.6) |
Primary | 18 (5.3) | 37 (4.6) | 55 (4.8) |
None | 4 (1.2) | 15 (1.9) | 19 (1.7) |
Not applicable | 4 (1.2) | 2 (0.3) | 6 (0.5) |
Missing | 168 (49.6) | 604 (75.7) | 772 (68.0) |
Religion | |||
Christianity | 297 (87.8) | 683 (85.6) | 980 (86.3) |
Islam | 35 (10.4) | 87 (10.9) | 122 (10.7) |
Buddhism | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
Hinduism | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) |
ATR | 4 (1.2) | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.4) |
None | 1 (0.3) | 26 (3.3) | 27 (2.4) |
Ethnicity | |||
Akan | 142 (41.8) | 297 (37.3) | 439 (38.6) |
Ga/Adangbe | 65 (19.2) | 150 (18.8) | 215 (18.9) |
Ewe | 49 (14.5) | 143 (17.9) | 192 (16.9) |
Northern dialects | 27 (8) | 55 (6.9) | 82 (7.2) |
Non-Ghanaians | 35 (10.3) | 102 (12.8) | 137 (12.1) |
Other Ghanaian dialects | 17 (5.0) | 44 (5.5) | 61 (5.4) |
Missing | 4 (1.2) | 6 (0.8) | 10 (0.9) |