Perceived barriers to timely treatment initiation and social support status among women with breast cancer in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Timely care is essential to increase breast cancer survival. However, patients in Ethiopia still face multilevel barriers on their pathway to timely treatment initiation. This cross-sectional study at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital Oncology Unit in Addis Ababa assessed systemic treatment initiation intervals of breast cancer patients and quantified the impact of socio-demographic and clinical factors, perceived barriers, and the patients´ perceived social support status on timely systemic treatment initiation (chemotherapy or hormonal therapy). A structured questionnaire was designed based on Pechansky´s "Concept of Access". Applying simple and multivariate logistic regression we analysed the influence of patients´ characteristics as well as their perceived barriers on timely treatment

SUBMITTER: Teshome B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8437283 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature