Variables | N = 250 N (%)/Median (IQR) |
Age (years) | 42 (33–54) |
Gender | Â |
Male | 169 (67.6) |
Female | 81 (32.4) |
Formal schooling | Â |
Yes | 229 (91.6) |
No | 21 (8.4) |
Informal schooling | Â |
Yes | 44 (17.6) |
No | 206 (82.4) |
Mother tongue | Â |
Urdu | 77 (30.8) |
Sindhi | 47 (18.8) |
Punjabi | 37 (14.8) |
Pushto | 26 (10.4) |
Saraiki | 11 (4.4) |
Balochi | 10 (4.0) |
Hindko | 6 (2.4) |
Other | 36 (14.4) |
Marital status | Â |
Married | 205 (82.0) |
Single | 37 (14.8) |
Other | 8 (3.2) |
Monthly household income (PKR/USD) | Â |
No income | 18 (7.2) |
1000–25,000 ($6.04–$151) | 40 (16.0) |
25,000–40,000 ($151–$242) | 26 (10.4) |
40,000–80,000 ($242–$484) | 69 (27.6) |
80,000–170,000 ($484–$1028) | 97 (38.8) |
Tumor type | Â |
Glioma | 117 (46.8) |
Meningioma | 53 (21.2) |
Schwannoma | 12 (4.8) |
Pituitary | 44 (17.6) |
Others | 24 (9.6) |
Surgical intervention | Â |
Only biopsy | 195 (78.0) |
Only total resection | 11 (4.4) |
Multiple interventions | 27 (10.8) |
No surgical intervention | 17 (6.8) |
Adjuvant therapy | Â |
Chemotherapy | 11 (4.4) |
Radiotherapy | 24 (9.6) |
Combination | 63 (25.2) |
No adjuvant therapy | 152 (60.8) |
Treatment stage for brain tumor | Â |
On-going | 138 (55.2) |
Complete | 112 (44.8) |