| Autor: |
Getenet Dessie, Alem Bayable, Abebu Tegenaw, Zerihun Tesfaye, Tadios Lidetu, Amare Assefa |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMJ Open, Vol 13, Iss 8 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2044-6055 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071406 |
| Popis: |
Objectives Delays in obtaining proper cancer treatment can lead to advanced stages at diagnosis. Despite the problems, there is not enough evidence regarding delay in presentation. This study aims to assess delay in health-seeking behaviour and associated factors among adult patients with cancer in Ethiopia.Design Multicentre cross-sectional study design.Setting Data were collected from selected oncology centres in Ethiopia.Participants A multistage sampling technique was used to select 635 study participants from May 9 to June 9 2022.Outcome measures Patients who have a duration of ≥3 months from symptom recognition to the first healthcare visit were considered as delay in health-seeking behaviour. Data were entered using Epi data and exported to SPSS for further analysis. Before analysis, model fitness was carried out using Hosmer and Lemeshow test. Variables with a p value |
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Directory of Open Access Journals |
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