Healthcare-seeking behaviors and factors influencing non-adherence among cervical cancer patients attending Bugando Oncology Clinic in Mwanza, Tanzania: A qualitative Phenomenological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Tanzania, most patients with cervical cancer present with advanced-stage disease and exhibit non-adherence which results in increased numbers of patients with cancer-related deaths. The current study explores the health-seeking behavior of cervical cancer patients and the factors that influence their non-adherence to cancer care.

Objective

To explore the healthcare-seeking behaviors and identify factors influencing non-adherence among cervical cancer patients attending Bugando Medical Center's Oncology Clinic in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Methods

A qualitative phenomenological design was adopted to explore the lived experiences of 15 households with non-adherent cervical cancer patients, after obtaining patients'

SUBMITTER: Kidaya BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11940420 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature