Chronic disease comorbidity and associated factors among cancer patients in eastern Ethiopia

Autor: Abdi Birhanu, Michael Shawel Lemma, Biruk Habtamu, Nahom Wondwossen Worku, Monas Kitessa, Shambel Nigusie, Galana Mamo Ayana, Yehenaw Tenaw, Selamawit Sete, Bedasa Taye Merga, Ibsa Mussa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Oncology, Vol 14 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2234-943X
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1368611
Popis: BackgroundThe occurrence of long-lasting comorbidities makes cancer management and treatment challenging because of their overlapping poor prognosis. However, there are no data that show the burden of these chronic cases in patients with cancer in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the burden of and the factors associated with chronic disease comorbidity among cancer patients in the eastern part of Ethiopia.Material and methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on 422 patients with cancer admitted to the only cancer treatment center in eastern Ethiopia. A simple random sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. Data were extracted from the patients’ medical records using a checklist. The collected data were entered into the Epi-Data statistical software version 3.1 and then exported to STATA version 17 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to assess the association between the outcomes and the independent variables. Finally, adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were reported. The statistical significance of the factors was indicated at a p-value
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