ArticleMedical journal, Armed Forces India
Evaluation of diagnostic interval in children with newly diagnosed paediatric cancers: A Cross-sectional study.
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Background: Diagnostic interval/delay (DI) denotes the duration between first presentations to healthcare provider to the definitive diagnosis of cancer. Prolonged DI is a major contributor to deaths among children with malignancies in low-middle-income countries (LMICs). The data on DI and factors affecting it are limited from LMIC. Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled patients/children<12 years with proven/suspected malignancies. Children already on definitive chemotherapy, who died before a definitive diagnosis and with benign tumours were excluded. The parents or caregivers were interviewed individually using a customized questionnaire. Various intervals in referral chain like patient interval/delay (PI), DI and treatment interval/delay (TI) and factors affecting DI were evaluated. Results: Out of 120 eligible children; 79 with median age 43 months (interquartile range [IQR]: 28-81) were analyzed. Haematological malignancies (n = 40) and non-haematological malignancies (n = 39) were equally distributed. Median total delay was 74 days (14-88 days). Median DI was 17 days (IQR: 8-54). The main contributor to delay was due to referral delay by primary and secondary physician (p < 0.05). The median PI was 2 day (IQR: 0-7.5) and median TI was 1 day (IQR: 0-4). Prolonged DI (DI > 30 days) was seen in 33 (41.8%) children. Trial of alternative medicine was the only significant factor associated with prolonged DI in univariate and multivariate analysis with odds ratio of 6.24. Other demographic, socioeconomic, health-seeking journey and disease-related factors were not found to be associated with prolonged DI. Conclusions: Significant delay exists in paediatric cancer management in LMIC. Augmentation of physician and parental awareness is the key to decrease these delays.
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