Treatment-seeking behaviour of nasopharyngeal cancer patients in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Penulis/Author
E. Waliyanti (1); Prof. dr. Fatwa Sari Tetra Dewi, M.P.H., Ph.D (2); Dr. Supriyati, S.Sos., M.Kes. (3); Fles (4)
Tanggal/Date
31 2018
Kata Kunci/Keyword
Abstrak/Abstract
Introduction: Nasopharyngeal cancer ranks first among head and neck cancer. Among 60-95% of nasopharyngeal cancer patients seek for treatment at advanced stage. Attitudes and behavior of cancer patients in choosing healthcare is affected by the level of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Surgery, treatment costs are also the reasons patients to late seek treatment. This study aims to explore what contributes the treatment seeking behavior of nasopharyngeal cancer patients. It conducted in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Methods: as many as 20 patients were interviewed using questionnaire. All interviews were done using Opencode 3.6 to ensure the data validity, triangulation approach, peer debriefing and thick description were done. Results: It showed that there are five factors that affect the patients in seeking treatment: disease perception, medical services perception, medical expenses, external support and assessment of treatment process. Conclusion: This study may help to design health education program to raise public awareness of nasopharyngeal cancer
Rumpun Ilmu
Kesehatan Masyarakat
Bahasa Asli/Original Language
English
Level
Internasional
Status
Dokumen Karya
No
Judul
Tipe Dokumen
Aksi
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Treatment-seeking behaviour of nasopharyngeal cancer patients in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.pdf
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Treatment-seeking behaviour of nasopharyngeal cancer patients in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.pdf
