Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Newly Diagnosed Patients with Solid Malignancy at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Radiotherapy Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Distribution of socio-demographic factors of the respondents at Radiotherapy center, TASH, Addis Ababa, 2014 ().

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Age, in years
18–34	78	18.5
35–49	153	36.3
50–64	135	32.0
>65	56	13.3
Sex
Male	144	34.1
Female	278	65.9
Residence
Rural	195	46.2
Urban	227	53.8
Marital status
Single	51	12.1
Married	321	76.1
Divorced	15	3.6
Widowed	35	8.3
Level of education
Literate	186	44.1
Illiterate	236	55.9
Occupation status
Employed	85	20.1
Merchant	48	11.4
Farmer	94	22.3
Student	17	4.0
Day laborer	22	5.2
House wife	156	37.0