Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants

CharacteristicsN=17
Age (years)
 Mean57.12
 Range36–75
Education level
 Primary school3
 Junior high school7
 High school5
 University2
Marital status
 Married14
 Unmarried/divorce/widowed3
Residence
 Rural10
 Urban7
Stage of ovarian cancer at diagnosis
 Stage I1
 Stage II4
 Stage III9
 Stage IV3
Disease duration
 <6 months3
 6–12 months5
 1–3 years5
 >3 years4