Qualitative situational analysis of palliative care for adolescents with cancer and HIV in South Africa: healthcare worker perceptions.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The unmet palliative care need is intensified in resource-limited countries where there is inequitable access to healthcare and adolescents and young adults (AYA) fall between the cracks of paediatric and adult services. We aimed to examine palliative care for AYA with cancer and/or HIV in South Africa. DESIGN:Individual and small group interviews using process mapping. SETTING:Data were collected between November 2016 and March 2017 with staff from government hospitals, hospices and clinics from three provinces of South Africa. PARTICIPANTS:Health and social care professionals (n=30) (eg, physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists) from KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and Gauteng provinces. METHODS:In this qualitative situational analysis study, participants were recruited t

SUBMITTER: Ngwenya N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347852 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature