Stefan Rupf, Madline Gund, Ulf Strähle, Jusef Naim, Matthias Hannig
[Introduction of "professional field exploration" for Saarland University dentistry students]
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz
ghana breast cancer remains common cancer leading cause cancer deaths among women cost treating cancer huge poses great challenge patients families health care systems comprehensive studies conducted economic burden cancers developed economies eu us limited studies africa ghana particular study quantitatively assessed ghanas direct indirect costs breast cancer treatment primary data collected using questionnaire administered 217 breast cancer patients korlebu komfo anokye teaching hospitals ghanas two leading hospitals sweden ghana medical centre direct indirect costs computed using costofillness approach quantitative analysis done using multivariate linear regression findings showed breast cancer patients studied paid median amount ghana cedis ghc 310210 iqr 252625421470 approximating usd 55002 iqr 4477074692 usd treatment within one year active treatment 2019 619 95 ci 618620 cost direct cost remaining 381 95 ci 380381 indirect cost patients sought care public facilities breast cancer paid median amount ghc 296063 usd 52493 sought care private facilities paid ghc 550712 usd 97444 findings multivariate linear regression indicate marriedcohabiting divorcedseparated tertiary level education predicted higher cost breast cancer treatment patients retirement patients middle stage stage ii breast cancer diagnoses associated lower cost breast cancer treatment cost breast cancer treatment poses significant burden patients families need increased public funding breast cancer treatment reduce huge economic burden treatment poses patients families