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Volume 9 Issue 6 (June, 2021)

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Assessment of socio-demographic profile of women with endometrial carcinoma
Jayant Kumar, Ishant Sharma

Background: Endometrial cancer is the second most common cancer among female cancer survivors. The present study was conducted to assess socio- demographic profile of women with endometrial carcinoma. Materials & Methods: 54 female patients with endometrial carcinoma were included. All subjects were subjected to gynecological history, socio-economic and demographic factors. Results: Out of 54 patients, age group 20-40 years had 8, 40-60 years had 12 and >60 years had 34 patients. Socio-economic status was very good in 12 and 15, good in 14 and 12, bad in 20 and 13 and very bad in 8 and 14 in group I and II respectively. Educational status was low in 10 and 14, medium in 32 and 22, high in 12 and 18. Marital status was married in 24 and 28, widow in 10 and 12, single in 8 and 8 and divorced in 12 and 6. Residence was rural in 30 and 28 and urban in 24 and 26 in group I and II respectively. Conclusion: Patients with endometrial cancer had poor socio- economic status, poor education and most of them were married and divorced.

 
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