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

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 i...

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Main Authors: Mizan Kiros Mirutse, Mieraf Taddesse Tolla, Solomon Tessema Memirie, Michael Tekle Palm, Daniel Hailu, Kunuz Abdella Abdi, Ermias Dessie Buli, Ole F. Norheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Childhood cancer
Treatment abandonment
Low-income countries
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08188-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08188-8

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