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- Title
Perception de la gravité de la maladie cancéreuse et pluralisme thérapeutique en oncologie médicale à l'Hôpital Général de Yaoundé.
- Authors
Sando, Zacharie; Nnomo, Anne Christiane Essama; Tabola, Lionel; Likeng, Julienne Ngo; Nganwa, Grace; Atenguena, Etienne; Mapoko, Berthe Sabine Esson; Sango, Anne; Ndom, Paul; Njombou, Sylvanie Makou; Ngueffo, Linda Sando; Nkoum, Benjamin Alexandre
- Abstract
Introduction: cancer is a potentially serious disease. The announcement of a cancer diagnosis is bad news. This diagnosis is experienced differently from one person to the next. Patient's behaviour and compliance reflects specific behaviors of relatives. Alternative treatments are commonly used in oncology in some African countries. The purpose of this study was to establish cancer patients' experience, the extent of the use of alternative treatments and factors influencing their choices. Methods: we conducted a descriptive study at the Yaoundé General Hospital from December 2019 to May 2020. The study included patients over 18 years of age treated for cancer, who had been undergoing chemotherapy for at least three months and who agreed to complete the questionnaire. Results: the interview involved 122 patients. Sex ratio was 1/1. The average age of patients was 45 years; 38.5% of patients thought that cancer is a very serious disease, 24% were desperate for diagnosis, 61% thought that recovery would be very slow. Pluralists in our sample accounted for 59.8%. Conclusion: cancer patients and their relatives generally perceive cancer as serious. Patients experience a feeling of sudden and intense anxiety when they are diagnosed with cancer. Therapeutic pluralism is a frequent practice.
- Subjects
YAOUNDE (Cameroon); PATIENTS' attitudes; CANCER patients; CANCER diagnosis; SEX ratio; PLURALISM
- Publication
Pan African Medical Journal, 2023, Vol 44, p1
- ISSN
1937-8688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11604/pamj.2023.44.96.27765