Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample

Age (mean ± SD)

52.05 ± 9.95

Marital status n (%)

Single

19 (14.2%)

Married

96 (71.6%)

Divorced

11 (8.2%)

Widowed

8 (6%)

Level of Education n (%)

Primary

34 (25.4%)

Complementary

50 (37.3%)

Secondary

28 (20.9%)

University and above

22 (16.4%)

Comorbidities n (%)

No

78(58.2)

Yes

56(41.8)

Stage of Cancer n (%)

Stage I

37 (27.6%)

Stage II

46 (34.3%)

Stage III & IV

51 (38.1%)

Type of Mastectomy n (%)

Total

85 (63.4%)

Partial

18 (13.4%)

Treatment n (%)

Chemotherapy

127 (94.8%)

Radiation

68 (50.8%)