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Evaluation of the financial and economic cost of childhood cancer care in Lubumbashi: a mixed study

20223 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

Abstract

The experience of childhood cancer imposes a considerable financial cost on a household. This financial and economic cost is often the cause of abandonment of care. The objective of this study was to determine the average total costs of childhood cancer management from diagnosis to one year of follow-up while exploring its impact on households.

Research topics

  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

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DOI: 10.15406/jcpcr.2022.13.00491

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