ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2025
Financial toxicity and associated factors among cancer patients attending public hospitals in Ethiopia.
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Abstract
purposeThe direct and indirect medical costs of cancer treatment significantly affect the patient's financial well-being. The financial burden is especially high in resource-limited countries, such as Ethiopia, and among patients with low socioeconomic status. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of financial toxicity and associated factors among cancer patients attending public hospitals in Ethiopia.
methodsA hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study design was conducted among cancer patients recruited from in-patient and out-patient adult oncology departments using a consecutive sampling method. Bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression was conducted to identify factors associated with financial toxicity.
resultsThis study involved 390 participants (88.2% response rate). Two hundred sixty (66.7%) of the participants reported high financial toxicity, below the recommended COST-FACIT score ≤ 17.5. Low literacy level, low monthly income, unmarried status, shorter time since diagnosis, history of visit to private health care facilities, and not having health insurance were independently associated with increased financial toxicity.
conclusionsCancer patients receiving treatment had high financial toxicity. A more comprehensive healthcare protection scheme, such as improving education access, ensuring affordable cancer care, providing or facilitating financial support and strengthening a health insurance policy that expands the current benefit packages for cancer patients is required. Studies that include the unique experiences of the patients and the impacts of financial burdens are warranted.
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