Two overlooked contributors to abandonment of childhood cancer treatment in Kenya: Parents' social network and experiences with hospital retention policies

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 700-707

  Mostert, S ^a   Njuguna, F ^b   Langat, S C ^b   Slot, A J M ^a   Skiles, J ^c   Sitaresmi, M N ^d   Van De Ven, P M ^a   Musimbi, J ^b   Vreeman, R C ^c   Kaspers, G J L ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Dr Sardjito Hospital   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

adherence; childhood cancer; hospital retention policies; low income countries; social network

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PARENT; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; POWERLESSNESS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL NETWORK; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; NEOPLASMS; NEWBORN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84901983954     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3571     Document Type: Article

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