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Table 1 Social demographics and clinical characteristics of the research population

From: Healthy-related quality of life in patients with cervical cancer in Southwest China: a cross-sectional study

Variables

n

%

Age group (years)

  ≤ 39

38

13.2

 40–59

206

71.5

  ≥ 60

44

15.3

Level of education

 Below Primary school

77

26.7

 Primary school

100

34.7

 Junior middle school

80

27.8

 High school and above

31

10.8

Profession

 Business unit

11

3.8

 Enterprise staff

26

9.0

 Freelancer

13

4.5

 Farmer

205

71.2

 Unemployed

20

6.9

 Retirement

13

4.5

Marital status

 Unmarried

3

1.0

 Married

259

89.9

 Widowed

17

5.9

 Divorced

9

3.1

Health care type

 Non-Employee medical insurance

249

86.5

 Employee medical insurance

39

13.5

Number of children

 None

5

1.7

 1–2

208

72.2

  ≥ 3

75

26.0

Household income($)

 0–391

108

37.5

 392–783

89

30.9

 784–1174

45

15.6

 1175–1566

13

4.5

  ≥ 1567

33

11.5

Disease expenditures as a proportion of family disposable income

 little

17

5.9

 Medium

74

25.7

 Heavy

197

68.4

Menopause

 Yes

145

50.3

 No

143

49.7

contraception

 IUD

184

63.9

 Condoms

25

8.7

 Oral contraceptive

8

2.8

 Ligation

37

12.8

 Other

2

0.7

 None

32

11.1

Are you know of cervical cancer screening

 Yes

75

26.0

 No

213

74.0

Whether to participate in cervical cancer screening

 Yes

45

15.6

 No

243

84.4

Whether to know about the HPV vaccine

 Yes

78

27.1

 No

210

72.9

Ways to discover disease

 Clinical symptoms

243

84.4

 Physical examination

20

6.9

 Screening

25

8.7

Clinical stages

 Phases IA

10

3.5

 Phases IB

131

45.5

 Phases IIA

44

15.3

 Phases IIB

44

15.3

 Phases III

47

16.3

 Phases IV

12

4.2

Treatment

 Radical hysterectomy

135

46.9

 Concurrent chemoradiotherapy

115

39.9

 Adjuvant treatment after surgery

38

13.2