Catastrophic healthcare expenditure and coping strategies among patients attending cancer treatment services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics among patients attending cancer treatment services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2018

Characteristics	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
Type of health facility
Public	331	94.0
Private	21	6.0
Gender
Female	258	73.3
Male	94	26.7
Age (mean, ±SD)	48^a	13.2^b
Marital status
Married	285	81.0
Single	34	9.6
Divorced	19	5.4
Widowed	14	4.0
Residence
Out of Addis Ababa	209	59.4
Addis Ababa	143	40.6
Education
No formal education^c	127	36.1
College/certificate and above	122	34.6
Grade 9–12	69	19.6
Grade 1–8	34	9.7
Occupation
Housewife/Husband	139	39.5
Employed (private/government)	102	29.0
Own private business	49	13.9
Retired	36	10.2
Others^d	26	7.4
Household economic income quintile
Lowest	74	21.0
Second	74	21.0
Middle	64	18.2
Fourth	71	20.2
Highest	69	19.6
Household economic expenditure quintile
Lowest	71	20.2
Second	70	19.9
Middle	72	20.5
Fourth	85	24.1
Highest	54	15.3

^a: age (Mean),
^b: age (SD = Standard deviation),
^c: include illiterates and individuals able to read and write but not attended formal education,
^d: include individuals who are not employed/stopped to work

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