The impact of socio-demographic factors on the survival of cancer patients in Zimbabwe

We provide a survival analysis of cancer patients in Zimbabwe. Our results show that young cancer patients have lower but not significant hazard rate compared to old cancer patients. Male cancer patients have lower but not significant hazard rate compared to female cancer patients. Race and marital...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2021-06, Vol.11 (1), p.12309-12309, Article 12309
Main Authors: Okorie, Idika E., Moyo, Ricardo, Nadarajah, Saralees
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cancer
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Risk factors
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Survival
Survival analysis
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Summary:We provide a survival analysis of cancer patients in Zimbabwe. Our results show that young cancer patients have lower but not significant hazard rate compared to old cancer patients. Male cancer patients have lower but not significant hazard rate compared to female cancer patients. Race and marital status are significant risk factors for cancer patients in Zimbabwe.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-91781-4