Table 1 Study participant demographic information
From: Patients’ preferences for delivering bad news in palliative care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Characteristics | Number of participants (N = 8) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 5 |
Male | 3 | |
Age | 35–45 | 3 |
46–55 | 2 | |
56–65 | 2 | |
70–80 | 1 | |
Diagnosis | Cancer | 6 |
Cancer and HIV/AIDS | 2 | |
Marital status | Married | 4 |
Widowed | 1 | |
Divorced | 3 | |
Religion | Protestant Christian | 2 |
Muslim | 1 | |
Orthdox Christian | 5 | |
Education | Diploma | 2 |
High school graduate | 3 | |
Less than high school | 3 | |
Residence/location | Addis Ababa | 5 |
Outside of Addis Ababa | 3 | |