The magnitude and perceived reasons for childhood cancer treatment abandonment in Ethiopia: from health care providers' perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment abandonment is one of major reasons for childhood cancer treatment failure and low survival rate in low- and middle-income countries. Ethiopia plans to reduce abandonment rate by 60% (2019-2023), but baseline data and information about the contextual risk factors that influence treatment abandonment are scarce.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted from September 5 to 22, 2021, on the three major pediatric oncology centers in Ethiopia. Data on the incidence and reasons for treatment abandonment were obtained from healthcare professionals. We were unable to obtain data about the patients' or guardians' perspective because the information available in the cancer registry was incomplete to contact adequate number of respondents. We used a validat

SUBMITTER: Mirutse MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9361525 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature