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Table 1 Sociodemographic distribution of the study respondents

From: Knowledge and perceptions of genetic testing for patients with breast cancer in Nigeria: a survey of healthcare providers

 

n = 121

Gender

 

 Male

77 (63.6)

 Female

43 (35.5)

 Prefer not to say

1 (0.8)

Age

 

 ≤30years

4 (3.3)

 31-44years

79 (65.3)

 45-64years

37 (30.6)

 ≥64years

1 (0.8)

Types of Practice Settings

 

 Private

8 (6.6)

 Public/Teaching

96 (79.3)

 Public/Non-Teaching Hospital

17 (14.0)

Healthcare Provider Group

 

 Breast Surgical Oncologist

4 (3.3)

 General Surgeon

54 (44.6)

 Clinical and Radiation Oncologists

29 (24.0)

 Breast Radiologist

3 (2.5)

 Nurse Oncologist

31 (25.6)

Geopolitical Zone

 

 North Central

30 (24.8)

 North East

6 (5.0)

 North West

21 (17.4)

 South South

8 (6.6)

 South West

47 (38.8)

 South East

9 (7.4)

Number of patients with breast cancer seen per month

 

 1–10 patients

52 (43.0)

 11–20 patients

39 (32.2)

 ≥ 21patients

30 (24.8)