Determinants of Patient Delay in Seeking Diagnosis and Treatment among Moroccan Women with Cervical Cancer
| Autor: | Fatima Ouasmani, Zaki Hanchi, Bouchra Haddou Rahou, Rachid Bekkali, Samir Ahid, Abdelhalem Mesfioui |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Obstetrics and Gynecology International, Vol 2016 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1687-9589 1687-9597 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2016/4840762 |
| Popis: | Introduction. This study sought to investigate potential determinants of patient delay among Moroccan women with cervical cancer. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2014 to June 2015 at the National Institute of Oncology in Rabat. Data were collected using questionnaire among patients with cervical cancer locally advanced or metastatic (stages IIA–IVB). Medical records were abstracted to complete clinical information. An interval longer than 90 days between discovery of initial symptoms and presentation to a provider was defined as a patient delay. Results. Four hundred and one patients with cervical cancer enrolled in this study. The mean age was 52.4 years (SD = 11.5). 53.6% were illiterate. Abnormal vaginal bleeding was identified for 65.8% of patients. 60.1% were diagnosed at stages IIA-IIB. 55.4% were found having patient delay. The regression analyses showed the association between literacy (p |
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