Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics and diagnosis of 45 children and adolescents who were monitored in the study (2013 and 2014, HEINSG)
From: Prevalence of oral manifestations in children and adolescents with cancer submitted to chemotherapy
Category | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age group | Less than 1 year | 4 | 8.9 |
1 to 4 years | 14 | 31.1 | |
5 to 9 years | 11 | 24.4 | |
10 to 14 years | 6 | 13.3 | |
15 to 18 years | 10 | 22.2 | |
Gender | Male | 28 | 62.2 |
Female | 17 | 37.8 | |
City of residence/Home location | Greater Vitória–ES state | 21 | 46.7 |
City in ES state (other than the capital city) | 18 | 40.0 | |
Bahia state | 4 | 8.9 | |
Minas Gerais state | 2 | 4.4 | |
Socioeconomic class | B | 7 | 15.6 |
C | 28 | 62.2 | |
D | 9 | 20.0 | |
E | 1 | 2.2 | |
Head of household | Father | 28 | 62.2 |
Mother | 3 | 6.7 | |
Grandfather/Grandmother | 3 | 6.7 | |
Other | 11 | 24.4 | |
Education of household head (years of study) | 0–4 years of study | 4 | 8.9 |
4–8 years of study | 18 | 40.0 | |
8–12 years of study | 12 | 26.7 | |
More than 12 years of study | 11 | 24.5 | |
Mother’s education (years of study) | 0–4 years of study | 3 | 6.6 |
4–8 years of study | 15 | 33.3 | |
8–12 years of study | 10 | 22.2 | |
More than 12 years of study | 16 | 35.5 | |
Not known | 1 | 2.0 | |
Diagnosis | Leukaemia | 17 | 37.7 |
Lymphomas | 10 | 22.2 | |
Renal tumours | 4 | 8.8 | |
CNS tumours | 4 | 8.8 | |
Sympathetic NS tumours | 3 | 6.6 | |
Bone tumours | 2 | 4.4 | |
Other | 5 | 11.1 | |