Sociodemographic and Clinical Profile of Cervical Cancer Patients Visiting in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India
| Autor: | B. Ganesh, Jignasa Sathwara, Aanchal Jain, Saurabh Bobdey, Sushma Saoba |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Context (language use) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Interquartile range Internal medicine Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Cervix clinical characteristics Cervical cancer business.industry Public health Cancer Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis sociodemographic Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Cohort Emergency medicine Original Article business |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology : Official Journal of Indian Society of Medical & Paediatric Oncology |
| ISSN: | 0975-2129 0971-5851 |
| Popis: | Context: Cancer of the cervix is the most common genital tract malignancy in the female and is a major public health problem in the developing countries. Study of the sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients is the first step in planning control measures and treatment facilities. Aims: The aims of the study were to determine the sociodemographic and clinical profile of cervical cancer patients and study their association with other tumor-related factors. Settings and Design: This is a record-based retrospective study from a single institution. Subjects and Methods: The data on sociodemographic and clinical factors of 765 cervical cancer patients visited and treated at tertiary care cancer hospital in Mumbai in 1 year period were analyzed. Statistical Analysis: Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Kruskal–Wallis and Chi-square test were used to assess relationship between variables. Results: The median age of the cohort was 54 years and interquartile range was 16 years. Nearly 53.6% of patients were illiterate. About 88.10% of patient's had squamous cell carcinoma. Only 13% of cases had early stage disease and 77% of patient's had not taken any treatment before coming to the hospital. Of the total, about 26% patients also had concomitant comorbidities, of which hypertension was found to be the leading comorbid condition. Stage of disease was found to be significantly (P < 0.05) associated with age and educational status. Conclusion: This study highlights certain important baseline characteristics of cervical cancer patients. This basic information on profile of patients can help plan and optimum utilization of hospital services, especially in resource-poor countries like India. |
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