Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants (N = 186)
Frequency | % | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 100 | 53.8 |
Female | 86 | 46.2 |
Diagnosis | ||
Leukaemia | 86 | 46.2 |
Lymphoma | 36 | 19.4 |
Brain tumour | 43 | 23.1 |
Osteosarcomas | 17 | 9.1 |
Kidney tumour | 4 | 2.2 |
Treatment received | ||
Surgery | 5 | 2.7 |
Radiotherapy | 4 | 2.2 |
Chemotherapy | 109 | 58.6 |
Multiple treatments | 68 | 36.5 |
Parental marital status | ||
Live with both parents | 166 | 89.2 |
Single-parent family | 20 | 10.8 |
Parents’ educational attainment | ||
Primary school or below | 6 | 3.2 |
Lower secondary school | 46 | 24.7 |
Upper secondary school | 61 | 32.8 |
Tertiary education | 73 | 39.3 |
Religion | ||
Yes | 54 | 29.0 |
No | 132 | 71.0 |
Mean | SD | |
Range of ages (7–14 years) | 10.4 | 2.5 |