印度一所农村医学院附属医院中局部晚期宫颈癌患者治疗依从性的社会人口学因素评估
Evaluation of Socio-demographic Factors for Non-compliance to Treatment in Locally Advanced Cases of Cancer Cervix in a Rural Medical College Hospital in India.
作者信息
Dutta Samrat, Biswas Nandita, Muhkherjee Goutam
机构信息
Department of Radiotherapy, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Sushrutanagar, District Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Sushrutanagar, District Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
出版信息
Indian J Palliat Care. 2013 Sep;19(3):158-65. doi: 10.4103/0973-1075.121530.
INTRODUCTION
Carcinoma cervix is a leading cause of cancer in India. However, majority of the patients face a problem of not being able to complete the treatment.
AIM
This study was an attempt to find out the important causes of this non-compliance to treatment in a rural Medical College Hospital where majority of the cancer cases are of cervical cancer.
RESULTS
Out of 144 patients studied over 2 years 88 cases could not complete the treatment. The study revealed that due old age 58.33% cases were defaulters, having many children at home meant a burden to 76.92% cases and 63.89% cases had a problem of not been able to travel a far distance of more than 100 km from home to hospital for treatment.
CONCLUSION
These were the important factors of non-compliance and suggested more important than the issues of literacy and poor socio-economic status.
引言
子宫颈癌是印度癌症的主要病因。然而，大多数患者面临无法完成治疗的问题。
目的
本研究旨在找出农村医学院附属医院中这种不遵守治疗情况的重要原因，该医院大多数癌症病例为宫颈癌。
结果
在两年多时间里研究的144名患者中，88例未能完成治疗。研究表明，58.33%的病例因年龄较大而未坚持治疗，家中孩子多对76.92%的病例来说意味着负担，63.89%的病例存在无法从家到医院长途跋涉超过100公里进行治疗的问题。
结论
这些是不遵守治疗的重要因素，且表明其比识字率和社会经济地位差等问题更为重要。
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