Barriers to early diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Cervical cancer remains the most diagnosed and deadly cancer among women in low and middle income countries, including Ethiopia, although it can be controlled if detected and treated early. However, research on contextual barriers to early diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer is limited in Ethiopia. This study aimed to describe the lived experience of the patients and to explore the barriers to early diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer.

Design

We conducted a phenomenological qualitative study, which was part of a larger mixed-methods study.

Setting

Tikur Anbesa Specialised Comprehensive Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Participants

24 purposively selected patients with diagnostic delay and 16 patients with treatment delay were interviewed

SUBMITTER: Dereje N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11751850 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature