Table 1 Women’s baseline socio-demographic and clinical characteristics (n = 150)
Characteristics | ChemoFreeBot (n = 50) | Routine care (n = 50) | Nurse-led education (n = 50) | X2/F | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |||
Age | ||||||||
30 - | 14 | 28.0 | 13 | 26.0 | 14 | 28.0 | 4.537 a | 0.613 c |
40 - | 25 | 50.0 | 29 | 58.0 | 28 | 56.0 | ||
50 - | 7 | 14.0 | 6 | 12.0 | 8 | 16.0 | ||
≥ 60 | 4 | 8.0 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Min. – Max. | 36.0–74.0 | 36.0–74.0 | 36.0–55.0 | 0.897 b | 0.410 | |||
Mean ± SD. | 45.68 ± 8.49 | 45.38 ± 7.48 | 43.84 ± 5.90 | |||||
Education | ||||||||
Read and write | 20 | 40.0 | 17 | 34.0 | 17 | 34.0 | 1.575 a | 0.954 |
Basic education (primary/preparatory) | 8 | 16.0 | 6 | 12.0 | 8 | 16.0 | ||
Secondary /Diploma | 15 | 30.0 | 20 | 40.0 | 19 | 38.0 | ||
Higher education | 7 | 14.0 | 7 | 14.0 | 6 | 12.0 | ||
Marital status | ||||||||
Single | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 5.947 a | 0.410 c |
Married | 36 | 72.0 | 38 | 76.0 | 43 | 86.0 | ||
Divorced | 3 | 6.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 3 | 6.0 | ||
Widow | 10 | 20.0 | 6 | 12.0 | 3 | 6.0 | ||
Occupation | ||||||||
Housewife | 35 | 70.0 | 33 | 66.0 | 32 | 64.0 | 2.842 a | 0.922 c |
Technical | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Professional. | 11 | 22.0 | 10 | 20.0 | 13 | 26.0 | ||
Farmer | 4 | 8.0 | 6 | 12.0 | 5 | 10.0 | ||
Residence | ||||||||
Urban | 26 | 52.0 | 32 | 64.0 | 22 | 44.0 | 4.071 a | 0.131 |
Rural | 24 | 48.0 | 18 | 36.0 | 28 | 56.0 | ||
Income sufficiency | ||||||||
Not enough | 19 | 38.0 | 16 | 32.0 | 24 | 48.0 | 2.738 a | 0.254 |
Enough | 31 | 62.0 | 34 | 68.0 | 26 | 52.0 | ||
Onset of cancer (in years) | ||||||||
1 | 21 | 42.0 | 13 | 26.0 | 17 | 34.0 | 4.235 a | 0.846 c |
2 | 16 | 32.0 | 23 | 46.0 | 22 | 44.0 | ||
3 | 7 | 14.0 | 7 | 14.0 | 5 | 10.0 | ||
4 | 3 | 6.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 3 | 6.0 | ||
5 | 3 | 6.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 6.0 | ||
Stage of cancer | ||||||||
First | 37 | 74.0 | 35 | 70.0 | 34 | 68.0 | 0.450 a | 0.798 |
Second | 13 | 26.0 | 15 | 30.0 | 16 | 32.0 | ||