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

Table 4

Characteristics of breast cancer patients involved in the qualitative study.

Code	Age	Place of residence	Time since diagnosis	Educational status	Occupation	Type of treatment received previously	Current treatment	Type of hospital
BCP^a1	36	Addis Ababa^b	4 years	First degree	Bank teller	Surgery (mastectomy of one breast)	Second round of chemotherapy (6^th cycle)	Private
						Chemotherapy
						Hormonal treatment for 3 years
						4 months of radiotherapy
BCP2	42	Debre Markos^c	2 years	Unknown	Housewife	Surgery (partial excision)	Second round of chemotherapy (8^th cycle)	Government
						Chemotherapy
						Hormonal therapy (>1 year)
BCP3	51	Addis Ababa	6 months	Unknown	Merchant	Surgery (mastectomy of both breasts)	First round of chemotherapy (2^nd cycle)	Private
BCP4	35	Dire Dawa^d	1 year	First degree	Bank branch manager	Surgery (mastectomy of one breast)	First round of chemotherapy (4^th cycle)	Government

^aBCP, breast cancer patient. ^bAddis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia. ^cDebre Markos, a city located 307 km Northwest of Ababa. ^dDire Dawa, a city located 525 km away from Addis Ababa, Eastern Ethiopia.