Factors Influencing Treatment Drop Out and Its Impact on Outcomes and Quality of Life Among Women Diagnosed with Cervical Cancer in Kenya

Duration

2 years

Lead institutions

Universiteit Antwerpen

University of Nairobi

Academic partners

Primus Ochieng

Project status

Ongoing

Programme

Total budget

69,975.40

Summary

Cervical cancer (CC) is the second most diagnosed cancer and leading cause of cancer related deaths among women in Kenya. There is evidence that the high rates of loss to follow up among cancer patients is often accopmanied by incomplete treatment and unknown outcomes. This makes it difficult to develop intervention mechanisms and policies that safeguard patient access to care and improve on survivorship. This study, which is nested to the main TEAM 2024 project entitled,”Cervical Cancer Management in Kenya: A Clinical Audit of the Process and Outcome of Radiotherapy Treatment”, proposes to identify factors associated with treatment dropout and develop mitigation measures. While the clinical audit in the main study will be focusing on the quality of care given to women diagnosed with CC, this study will document life journeys of those women who drop out of CC treatment and who would otherwise be lost to follow up.