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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants and caregivers among pediatric cancer patients in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 102)

From: Determinants of delayed diagnosis among pediatric cancer patients from Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia

Variables /category

Delayed Diagnosis

Yes

No

Sex

 Male

49 (70%)

21 (30%)

 Female

22 (68.7%)

10 (31.3%)

Age

 Less than 5 years

9 (40.9%)

13 (59.1%)

 5–10 years

22 (78.6%)

6 (21.4%)

 10 – ≤ 18 years

40 (76.9%)

12 (23.1%)

Residence

 Rural

34 (85%)

6 (15%)

 Urban

37 (59.7%)

25 (40.3%)

Educational status of caregivers

 Educated

40 (58.8%)

28 (41.2%)

 Uneducated

31 (91.2%)

3 (8.8%)

Care givers occupation

 Employed

18 (75%)

6 (25%)

 Unemployed

53 (68%)

25 (32%)

Family Size

 Less than 5

40 (63.5%)

23 (36.5%)

 Above 5

21 (53.9%)

18 (46.1%)

Monthly income

 Less than 1000

40 (78.4%)

11 (21.6%)

 1000–3000

17 (77.3%)

5 (22.7%)

 Above 3000

14 (48.3%)

15 (51.7%)

Health insurance

 Yes

12 (46.1%)

14 (53.9%)

 No

59 (77.6%)

17 (22.4%)