Assessment of knowledge accessibility and utilization of palliative care services among adult cancer patients at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2014: a cross-sectional institution based study

摘要

BackgroundCancer has been the leading cause of death worldwide for more than two decades. More than 150,000 cancer cases were estimated to exist in Ethiopia each year. The goal of cancer palliative care (PC) services are to prevent and relieve suffering and to support the best possible quality of life (QOL) for patients and their families, regardless of the stage of disease or the need for other therapies. This study attempted to assess the knowledge, accessibility and Utilization of PC Services for adult cancer patients by their perspective at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital (TASH), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.