Investigating the Uptake of Hypofractionation for Breast and Prostate Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Study of Physician and Medical Physicist Perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In prostate and breast cancer, moderate hypofractionation (HF) has demonstrated comparable, if not greater, efficacy than conventional fractionation. There is a stark disparity in the uptake of HF between North America and Africa. Using the Consolidative Framework for Implementation Research, we evaluated barriers and facilitators for implementing HF in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Methods and materials

Radiation oncologists and medical physicists working in SSA were recruited via the AORTIC Radiation Oncology Special Interest Group and subsequent snowball sampling. Interviews were conducted virtually between November 2022 and January 2023. Transcripts were analyzed using directed content analysis guided by a Consolidative Framework for Implementation of research interv

SUBMITTER: Bhatia RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11713489 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature