Coping Mechanisms Used by Male Partners of Women Diagnosed with Cervical Cancer: An Explorative Qualitative Study at Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.

Variables	Frequencies (n)
Age in years
41–50	4
51–60	6
61–70	2
71–80	1
Duration of partnership with women diagnosed with cervical cancer
One year	4
Two years	5
Three years and above	4
Religion
Christian	10
Muslim	3
Level of education
No formal education	2
Primary education	8
Secondary education	3
Occupation
Formally employed	2
Self-employed	9
Unemployed	2