Ivan Pivac, Joško Markić, Tina Poklepović Peričić, Diana Aranza, Ana Marušić
Evaluating health claim assessment skills of parents with preschool children: A cross-sectional study using Informed Health Choices Claim Evaluation Tool
Journal of global health
limited research cervical cancer diagnosis financially impacts women families uganda analysis aimed describe economic impact cervical cancer treatment including differs socioeconomic status ses uganda conducted crosssectional study september 19 2022 january 17 2023 women recruited uganda cancer institute jinja regional referral hospital eligible 18 years treated cervical cancer participants completed survey included questions outofpocket costs unpaid labor familys economic situation wealth index constructed determine ses descriptive statistics reported 338 participants 183 lower ses women lower ses significantly likely older primary school education advanced stage cervical cancer 90 participants groups reported paying outofpocket cervical cancer 15 participants stopped treatment could afford women lower ses significantly likely report borrowing money higher ses n 47 305 lower ses n 84 464 pvalue 0004 selling possessions higher ses n 47 305 lower ses n 90 497 pvalue 0006 pay care ses groups reported decrease amount time spent caring children since cervical cancer diagnosis higher ses n 34 312 lower ses n 36 298 regardless ses women uganda incur outofpocket costs related cervical cancer treatment however inequities women lower ses groups likely borrow funds afford treatment alternative payment models economic support could help alleviate financial burden cervical cancer care uganda