Table 1 Participants’ Socio-demographic and Disease related characteristics
Variables | N = 250 |
|---|---|
n (%)/ Mean ± SD | |
Age (years) | 51.59 ± 13.23 |
Gender | |
Male | 198 (79.2) |
Female | 52 (20.8) |
Formal schooling | |
Yes | 218 (87.2) |
No | 32 (12.8) |
Marital status | |
Married | 218 (87.2) |
Single | 14 (5.6) |
Other | 18 (7.2) |
Family structure | |
Extended | 134 (53.6) |
Nuclear | 116 (46.4) |
Working Status | |
Working | 89 (35.6) |
Not working | 161 (64.4) |
Spouse’s working status | N = 218 |
Working | 36(16.5) |
Not working | 182 (83.5) |
Monthly household income (PKR/USD) | |
No income | 18 (7.2) |
PKR 2000–25,000 ($13-$151) | 40 (16.0) |
PKR 25,000–40,000($151-$242) | 26 (10.4) |
PKR 40,000–80,000($242-$484) | 69 (27.6) |
PKR 80,000–170,000 ($484-$1028) | 97 (38.8) |
Tumor type | |
Oral Cancer | 205 (82.0) |
Laryngeal | 35 (14.0) |
Others | 10 (4.0) |
Surgical intervention | |
Only biopsy | 187 (74.8) |
Only total resection | 7 (2.8) |
Multiple interventions | 4 (1.6) |
No surgical intervention | 52 (20.8) |
Adjuvant therapy | |
Chemotherapy | 12 (4.8) |
Radiotherapy | 46 (18.4) |
Combination | 132 (52.8) |
No adjuvant therapy | 60 (24.0) |
Treatment stage for head and neck patients | |
On-going | 108 (43.2) |
Complete | 142 (56.8) |
Feeding tube needed | 104 (41.6) |
Tracheostomy needed | 19 (7.6) |