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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (n-72)

From: Psychosocial wellbeing of patients with breast cancer following surgical treatment in Northern Nigeria

Variables

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Age

  

30 years or less

2

2.8

31–40 years

15

20.8

41–50 years

33

45.8

51years and above

22

30.6

Education

  

Primary or less

37

51.4

Secondary and post

35

48.6

Occupation

  

Unemployed

54

75.0

Employed

18

25.0

Marital status

  

Single

4

5.6

Married

42

58.3

Separated/divorced

3

4.2

Widowed

23

31.9

Religion

  

Islam

58

80.6

Christianity

14

19.4

Ethnicity

  

Hausa

48

66.7

Others

Family setting

24

33.

Polygamous

38

52.8

Monogamous

34

47.2

Number of children

  

1–4

41

56.9

More than 4

31

43.1

Living circumstances

  

Living with husband

38

52.8

Living with parents/relatives

28

38.9

Living alone

6

8.3

  1. n = number of subjects; % = percentage
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BMC Psychiatry

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