| Variables | N = 55 |
| % |
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Male | 38 |
| 69.1 |
| Female | 17 |
| 30.9 |
| Age group (year) |
|
|
|
| 20 - 39 | 15 |
| 27.3 |
| 40 - 59 | 21 |
| 38.2 |
| 60 - 79 | 18 |
| 32.7 |
| >80 | 1 |
| 1.8 |
| Living standards |
|
|
|
| Bottom | 38 |
| 69.1 |
| Medium | 17 |
| 30.9 |
| Profession |
|
|
|
| Unemployed (housewife and unemployed) | 26 |
| 47.3 |
| Other | 16 |
| 29.1 |
| Cultivator | 12 |
| 21.8 |
| Provenance | N = 47 |
|
|
| Rural | 29 |
| 61.7 |
| Urban | 18 |
| 38.3 |
| Diagnostic time in months |
|
|
|
| Over 6 months | 40 |
| 72.7 |
| Less than 6 months | 15 |
| 27.3 |
| Symptoms |
|
|
|
| Rectorrhagia | 27 |
| 49.1 |
| Digestive disorders | 20 |
| 36.4 |
| Weight loss | 8 |
| 14.5 |
| Discovery mode |
|
|
|
| Outpatient consultation | 17 |
| 30.9 |
| In a hurry | 15 |
| 27.3 |
| Intestinal obstruction | 15 |
| 27.3 |
| Peritonitis | 6 |
| 10.9 |
| Invagination | 2 |
| 3.6 |