Table 3 Association of socio-demographic/economic factors with GQoL of patients with breast cancer at TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| Â | Variables | GQoL | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affected | Not affected | ||||
Socio-demographic/economic | Educational status | ||||
 Illiterate | 69 (25.1) | 23 (17.8) | 1.00 |  | |
 Informal | 21 (7.6) | 7 (5.5) | 1.00 (0.38–2.66) |  | |
 Primary | 56 (20.4) | 20 (15.5) | 0.93 (0.47–1.87) |  | |
 Secondary | 84 (30.5) | 39 (30.2) | 0.72 (0.39–1.32) |  | |
 Higher | 45 (16.4) | 40 (31.0) | 0.38 (0.19–0.71) |  | |
AMHI | |||||
 ≤600 | 100 (36.4) | 29 (22.5) | 1.00 |  | |
 > 600 | 175 (63.6) | 100 (77.5) | 0.51 (0.31–0.82) |  | |
Clinical characteristics | Stage of cancer | ||||
 Stage 1 | 7 (2.6) | 6 (4.7) | 1.00 |  | |
 Stage 2 | 86 (31.3) | 48 (37.3) | 1.54 (0.49–4.83) | 3.09 (0.79–12.09) | |
 Stage 3 | 93 (33.8) | 49 (38.0) | 1.63 (0.52–5.11) | 3.08 (0.79–12.01) | |
 Stage 4 | 71 (25.8) | 13 (10.0) | 4.68 (1.35–16.18) | 7.94 (1.83–34.54) * | |
 Undefined | 18 (6.5) | 13 (10.0) | 1.19 (0.32–4.37) | 2.04 (0.43–9.61) | |
Current Treatment | |||||
 Chemo therapy | 151 (54.9) | 61 (47.3) | 1.00 |  | |
 Surgery | 15 (5.5) | 9 (6.9) | 0.67 (0.28–1.62) |  | |
 Hormonal therapy | 85 (30.9) | 54 (41.9) | 0.64 (0.40–0.99) |  | |
 Radiotherapy | 24 (8.7) | 5 (3.9) | 1.94 (0.71–5.32) |  | |