Prognosis and delay of diagnosis among Kaposi’s sarcoma patients in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Patient characteristics by patient status of overall stage risk

Characteristic	Overall stage risk
	Good risk		Poor risk		Total		P-Value*
	n	%	N	%	N	%
Patient gender
Male	74	64.3	37	80.4	111	68.9
Female	41	35.7	9	19.6	50	31.1	0.046
Total	115	100.0	46	100.0	161	100.0
Patient age
<30	35	31.3	9	20.0	44	28.0
31-40	59	52.7	26	57.8	85	54.1
>40	18	16.1	10	22.2	28	17.8	0.319
Total	112	100.0	45	100.0	157	100.0
Monthly income
<100,000 UGSH	63	57.3	27	60.0	90	58.1
100K-500K UGSH	45	40.9	14	31.1	59	38.1
>500,000	2	1.8	4	8.9	6	3.9	0.083
Total	110	100.0	45	100.0	155	100.0
Level of education
Primary	57	49.6	26	56.5	83	51.6
Secondary	44	38.3	14	30.4	58	36.0
Tertiary or Degree	14	12.2	6	13.0	20	12.4	0.642
Total	115	100.0	46	100.0	161	100.0
Paid out-of-pocket for tests or chemo
No	57	49.6	36	78.3	93	57.8
Yes	58	50.4	10	21.7	68	42.2	0.001
Total	115	100.0	46	100.0	161	100.0
Visited traditional healer
Yes	30	26.1	11	23.9	41	25.5
No	85	73.9	35	76.1	120	74.5	0.872
Total	115	100.0	46	100.0	161	100.0
Exposure to ART
No	27	23.5	17	37.0	44	28.4
Yes	82	71.3	29	63.0	111	71.6	0.124
Total	115	100.0	46	100.0	155	100.0
Primary delay
< 3 months	73	63.5	15	32.6	88	54.7
> = 3 months	42	36.6	31	67.4	73	45.3
Total	115	100.0	46	100.0	161	100.0	<0.001

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