Availability and Utilization of Psychosocial Services for Breast Cancer Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Mixed Method Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants in the quantitative study.

Variables		n = 428	Percentage (%)
Categorised age	20–29	41	9.6
	30–39	157	36.7
	40–49	113	26.4
	50–59	61	14.2
	≥60	56	13.1
Type of health facility	Government	363	84.8
	Private	65	15.2
Educational level	Illiterate	88	20.6
	Read and write	26	6.1
	Primary	83	19.4
	Secondary	129	30.1
	Tertiary	102	23.8
Religion	Orthodox	290	67.8
	Catholic	5	1.1
	Protestant	55	12.9
	Muslim	78	18.2
Residence	Inside Addis	203	47.4
	Outside of Addis	225	52.6
Marital status	Married	242	56.5
	Cohabiting	19	4.4
	Divorced	50	11.7
	Widowed	69	16.1
	Single	48	11.2
Occupation	Housewife	203	47.4
	Merchant	52	12.2
	Government employee	84	19.6
	Private/NGO^a	50	11.7
	Farmer	18	4.2
	Other	21	4.9
Stage of cancer (n = 417)	Stage I	32	7.7
	Stage II	163	39.1
	Stage III	184	44.1
	Stage IV	38	9.1
Type of breast cancer	ER −ve	47	11.0
	ER +ve	36	8.4
	Unknown	345	80.6
Severity of pain	None	76	17.8
	Mild	213	49.8
	Moderate	114	26.6
	Severe	25	5.8
Chemotherapy (n = 422)	No	63	14.9
	Yes	359	85.1
Surgery (n = 422)	No	45	10.7
	Yes	377	89.3
Radiotherapy (n = 422)	No	388	91.9
	Yes	34	8.1
Hormonal therapy (n = 422)	No	373	88.4
	Yes	49	11.6

^aNon Governmental Organization, daily laborer and student.