Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical profile

Marital status

Treatment form

Single

21(11)

Chemo only

39(21)

Married

98(54)

Surgery only

32(18)

Divorced

15(8)

Surgery + Chemotherapy

73(40)

Separated

4(2)

Surgery + Chemo + Radio

34(19)

Widow

45(25)

Chemo & Radio only

3(2)

Education

Illness perception

Secondary

68(37)

Negative

110(60)

Tertiary

115(63)

Positive

73(40)

Religion

Cancer stage

Islam

34(18)

Stage 1

71(39)

Christian

149(82)

Stage 2

112(61)

Employment status

Pain

Unemployed

46(25)

 < 4 (low)

91(49)

Self-employed

38(21)

4–7 (moderate)

54(30)

Employed

99(54)

 > 7 (severe)

38(21)

Mean (± SD)(Range)

5(3)(0–10)

Treatment accessibility

 Not Easy

70(38)

Treatment duration (months)

Mean (± SD)(Range)

1.4(0.8)(0.3–3) (Baseline)

 Easy

93(51)

4.4(0.8)(3.3–6) (3 months)

 Very Easy

20 (11)

7.4(0.8)(6.3–9) (6 months)

Religiosity

 None

 Little

 Moderate

 Very

5(3)

31(17)

60(33)

86(47)

Symptom duration (months)

Mean (± SD)(Range)

14(6.4)(1–36) (Baseline)

17(7)(3–39) (3 months)

20(6.5)(6–42) (6 months)

Age (years)

 25–47

 48–56

 57–60

  > 60

53(29)

52(28)

39(22)

39(22)

Time since diagnosis(months)

Mean (± SD)(Range)

2.3(0.7)(0.5–3) (Baseline)

5.3(0.7)(3.5–6.3) (3 months)

8.4(0.7)(6.5–9.3) (6 months)

Mean (± SD)(Range)

53(10)(25–78)

Monthly income(Naira)

  < 25,000

49(27)

 25,000–50,000

43(24)

 51,000–100,000

62(34)

  > 100,000

29(15)

Mean (± SD)(Range)

81,662(84,900)(10,000–500,000)