Factors influencing the timeliness of care for patients with lung cancer in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study explored the factors associated with timeliness of care in the healthcare seeking pathway among patients with lung cancer in Bangladesh.

Methods

A structured questionnaire was used for data collection from 418 patients with lung cancer through face-to-face interviews in three tertiary care hospitals. Log-rank tests were performed to test differences in the length of intervals between points in healthcare by socioeconomic characteristics and care seeking behaviours of the patients. Cox Proportional Hazard (PH) regression analysis was performed to identify the predictors of the intervals after adjustment for variations in other variables.

Results

A higher education level was associated significantly (p < 0.05) with a shorter interval between first

SUBMITTER: Ansar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10018894 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature