Paediatric cancer burden in Namibia: A 10-year retrospective, analytical cohort study of patients admitted at Windhoek Central Hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood cancers are known to cause significant morbidity and mortality, and the incidence has been increasing exponentially in developing countries. Two studies performed in Namibia in 1988 and 2010 have shown changes in the pattern of paediatric cancers over the years. There is a constant need to have updated statistics on the changing trends in the frequency of different types of cancers to inform policy hence the reason for the current study.

Methods

An analytical retrospective cohort study was performed to analyse paediatric oncology cases that were admitted to the paediatric oncology unit (ward 8 west) at Windhoek Central Hospital (WCH) between 01 January 2011 and 31 December 2020. The study analysed the files of paediatric patients admitted with a paediatr

SUBMITTER: Kaholongo NO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10653541 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature