Health system cost of breast cancer treatment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer is the leading cancer among women with an annual crude incidence of 27.4 per 100,000 in Ethiopia. The aims of this study were to (a) estimate the unit cost of breast cancer treatment for the standard Ethiopian patient, (b) identify the cost drivers, (c) project the total cost of breast cancer treatment for the next five years, and (d) estimate the economic burden of the disease in the main specialized tertiary hospital-Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH) Addis Ababa.

Methods

Primary data were collected from health and non-health professionals. Secondary data were collected from patient`s charts and official reports from various national and international organisations including data from TASH. To establish work-time estimates, we asked professi

SUBMITTER: Demeke T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9536570 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature