Health-Care Providers' Perspectives towards Childhood Cancer Treatment in Kenya
dc.contributor.author | Njuguna, Festus | |
dc.contributor.author | Van der Burgt, Renske | |
dc.contributor.author | Seijfert, Anneloes | |
dc.contributor.author | Musimbi, Joyce | |
dc.contributor.author | Langat, Sandra | |
dc.contributor.author | Sitaresmi, Mei Neni | |
dc.contributor.author | van de Ven, Peter | |
dc.contributor.author | Kaspers, Gertjan | |
dc.contributor.author | Mostert, Saskia | |
dc.contributor.author | Skiles, Jodi | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-30T14:00:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-08-30T14:00:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-09 | |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: This study explored perspectives of health-care providers on childhood cancer treatment in Kenya. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 104 health-care providers in January and February 2013. RESULTS: Seventy six percent of the health-care providers believed cancer to be curable. More doctors than other health-care providers had this positive opinion (p=0.037). The majority of health-care providers (92%) believed that most children with cancer will not be able to finish their treatment due to financial difficulties. They considered that prosperous highly-educated parents adhere better with treatment (88%) and that doctors adhere better with treatment for prosperous highly-educated parents (79%). According to 74% of health-care providers, quality of care is better for prosperous highly-educated parents (74%). Most health-care providers reported giving more explanation (71%), work with greater accuracy (70%) and use less difficult vocabulary (55%) to prosperous more educated families. Only 34% of health-care providers reported they feel more empathy towards patients from prosperous families. Reasons for non-adherence with the protocol according to health-care providers are: family refuses drugs (85%), inadequate supply of drugs at pharmacy (79%), child looks ill (75%), and financial difficulties of parents (69%). CONCLUSIONS: Health-care providers' health beliefs and attitudes differ for patients with families having high versus low socio-economic backgrounds. | en_US |
dc.eprint.version | Author's manuscript | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Njuguna, F., van der Burgt, R. H., Seijffert, A., Musimbi, J., Langat, S., Skiles, J., ... & Mostert, S. (2016). Health-Care Providers' Perspectives towards Childhood Cancer Treatment in Kenya. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP, 17(9), 4445-4450. http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2016.17.9.4445 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/13963 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.7314/APJCP.2016.17.9.4445 | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention | en_US |
dc.rights | Publisher Policy | en_US |
dc.source | Author | en_US |
dc.subject | health-care providers | en_US |
dc.subject | childhood cancer | en_US |
dc.subject | health beliefs | en_US |
dc.title | Health-Care Providers' Perspectives towards Childhood Cancer Treatment in Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |