Utilization of Palliative Care Service and Its Affecting Factors Among Adult Cancer Patients in Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, South West, Ethiopia, December 2024
| dc.contributor.advisor | Debela G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abdi Biratu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-22T15:39:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-06-22T15:39:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-12-24 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Cancer is a collection of more than 150 diseases characterized by abnormal cell growth. Palliative care is required for cancer, and is an approach to improve quality of life for those facing life threatening illness. Factors affecting the utilization of palliative care service includes sociodemographic characteristic, clinical factors, knowledge factors, financial factors, communication factors, health system factors and perception about palliative care which has four domains. Objectives: To assess the utilization of palliative care service and factors affecting among adult cancer patients in Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, Southwest, Ethiopia, December 2024. Methodology: A facility-based cross-sectional study was employed. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select the study participants from the cancer unit of Jimma University Medical Center. A structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. The entered data is exported to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26.0 for windows. Logistic regression is computed to assess the statistical association. The multivariable logistic regression model is used to identify the independent factors associated with palliative care service utilization. Result: About 409 participants’ responded questionnaire giving a 98.8% response rate. In this study we found that the prevalence of palliative care utilization among adult cancer patients in Jimma University Medical Center was 39.4%. Factors that associated with palliative care utilization were including: male patients (AOR = 2.51, 95% CI: 1.49-4.19), higher educational attainment (diploma and above) (AOR = 2.43, 95% CI: 1.18 5.01), Employed patients (AOR = 2.12, 95% CI: 1.07-4.13), patients possessing good knowledge (AOR = 3.26, 95% CI: 2.08-5.11) and patients with a good perception of palliative care (AOR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.14 2.81), were found to be statistically significant association with utilization of palliative care. Conclusion and Recommendations: The utilization of palliative care services was low. And being male, having good educational status, employment and having good perception for palliative care are among factors identified. Additionally, about half of the patients encountered financial difficulties, health system bureaucracies, and challenges in knowledge and communication while receiving palliative care. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/8378 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | Palliative care | |
| dc.subject | adult cancer patients | |
| dc.subject | Utilization | |
| dc.subject | Factors affecting. | |
| dc.title | Utilization of Palliative Care Service and Its Affecting Factors Among Adult Cancer Patients in Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, South West, Ethiopia, December 2024 | |
| dc.type | Thesis |