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Real-world challenges for patients with breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective observational study of access to care in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria

Twahir, Majid - Personal Name; Müller, Borna - Personal Name; Benjamin, Emmanuel - Personal Name; Anderson, Philip - Personal Name; Mangutha, Gitangu - Personal Name; Nwogu, Chukwumere - Personal Name; Edusa, Clement - Personal Name; Gachii, Andrew - Personal Name; Yarney, Joel - Personal Name; Oyesegun, Razaq - Personal Name; Nogh, Charles - Personal Name;
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Objective To evaluate medical resource utilisation and timeliness of access to specific aspects of a standard care pathway for breast cancer at tertiary centres in sub-Saharan Africa.Design Data were retrospectively abstracted from records of patients with breast cancer treated within a prespecified 2-year period between 2014 and 2017. The study protocol was approved by local institutional review boards.Setting Six tertiary care institutions in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria were included.Participants Health records of 862 patients with breast cancer were analysed: 299 in Ghana; 314 in Kenya; and 249 in Nigeria.Interventions As directed by the treating physician.Outcome measures Parameters selected for evaluation included healthcare resource and use, medical procedure turnaround times and out-of-pocket (OOP) payment patterns.Results Use of mammography or breast ultrasonography was


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United Kingdom : BMJ Open., 2021
Number of Pages
10
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Language
English
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2044-6055
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Kenya
Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria
Breast cancer
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Twahir M, Oyesegun R, Yarney J, et al. Real- world challenges for patients with breast cancer in sub- Saharan Africa: a retrospective observational study of access to care in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. BMJ Open 2021.
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041900
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