Socio Demographic Profile of Patients With Cancer of Cervix Attending Tertiary Care Hospital

Dr.Rajesh N; Dr. Sreelakshmi K; Dr.Ramesh K

Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

Socio Demographic Profile of Patients With Cancer of Cervix Attending Tertiary Care Hospital

Dr. Rajesh N, Dr. Sreelakshmi K, Dr. Ramesh K

Abstract :

Introduction: In India it is estimated that approximately 1, 00,000, woman develops cervical cancer each year. In woman cervix cancer were the leading fatal causes in both rural and urban area. The objective of the present study was to know the socio demographic profile of patients with carcinoma cervix attending tertiary care hospital. Methodology: A hospital based cross sectional study was carried out for three years from 2010 to 2013. After obtaining consent, relevant socio demographic information was gathered and data was entered in Microsoft excel and presented as proportions. The 100 patients attending tertiary care hospital during the study period were study subjects. Results: The mean age of study subjects was 45 years. Among total study subjects, 74% of patients belonged to rural area, 92% were Hindus, 38% were illiterates, 32% were not working, and 52% of study subjects belonged to low SES group. Conclusion: Further epidemiological studies are needed to prove the effect of demographic factors on occurrence of cancer cervix.