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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 384 cancer patients

From: Adult cancer patients and parents of younger cancer patients have little information about fertility preservation: a survey of knowledge and attitude

  

< 18 years

N(%)

≥ 18 years

N(%)

Sex

Male

49 (60.5)

45(14.9)

Female

32(39.5)

258 (85.1)

Occupation status

Housewife

195(68.9)

Employee

34 (12)

Worker

9 (3.2)

Student

47(58)

29 (10.2)

Self-employed

16 (5.7)

Marital status

Single

81 (100)

49 (16.2)

Married

254 (83.8)

Has child/children

Yes

230 (76.2)

No

81 (100)

72 (23.8)

Education level

Under diploma

80 (98.8)

137 (46.8)

Diploma

98 (33.4)

academic

58 (19.8)

aReceiving cancer treatment

Yes

77 (95.1)

232 (78.6)

No

4 (4.9)

63 (21.4)

Diagnosis of infertility before the start of cancer treatment

Yes

1 (1.2)

21 (7.2)

No

80 (98.8)

271 (92.8)

  1. The answer “yes” means cancer patients were being treated (more than 1 year)
  2. aThe answer “no” means cancer patients were recently diagnosed (less than 6 months)