Scientific Reports (Jun 2021)

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

  • Idika E. Okorie,
  • Ricardo Moyo,
  • Saralees Nadarajah

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91781-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Abstract 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.