Palliative care service utilization and associated factors among cancer patients at oncology units of public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Nigus Afessa,
Dagmawit Birhanu,
Belete Negese
et al.
Abstract:Background
Palliative care helps patients and their families deal with the hardships that come with a life-threatening illness. However, patients were not fully utilizing the palliative care services provided by healthcare facilities for a number of reasons. In Ethiopia, there hasn’t been any research done on the variables that influence the utilization of palliative care services.
Objective
To assess palliative care service utilization & associated factors affecting cancer patients at public hospitals o… Show more
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