Descriptive epidemiology of gynaecological cancers in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cross-sectional review
Objective To determine the epidemiology of gynaecological cancer among patients treated at Hawassa University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital (HUCSH) from 2013 to 2019.Design A retrospective cross-sectional review.Setting, participants, and outcome measure A total of 3002 patients’ cards with...
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| description | Objective To determine the epidemiology of gynaecological cancer among patients treated at Hawassa University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital (HUCSH) from 2013 to 2019.Design A retrospective cross-sectional review.Setting, participants, and outcome measure A total of 3002 patients’ cards with a diagnosis of cancer at a tertiary hospital named HUCSH were reviewed between February and May 2020. HUCSH is the only oncological care centre in the southern region of Ethiopia. Of this all-gynaecological cancer charts were extracted and descriptive and trend analyses were done. The review was conducted between February and May 2020.Result Out of all 3002 cancer cases, 522 (17.4%) cases of gynaecological cancers were identified in 7 years. Cervical cancer accounted for 385 (73.8%) of all gynaecological cancers in this study, the next most common gynaecological cancers were ovarian cancer 55(10.5%) and endometrial cancer 51(9.8%), respectively. The mean (SD) age was 44.84 (12.23). Trends of all identified gynaecological cancers showed continuous increments of caseload year to year. Since 2016 increment of cervical cancer is drastically vertical compared with others.Conclusion Despite the limited use of a registration and referral system in primary health institutions, the burden of gynaecological cancers has increased over time. Treatment steps should be taken as soon as possible after a cancer diagnosis to prevent the disease from progressing. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-76d17d0c7ef44a1f8977fc69bb6b6cc92025-08-20T03:12:02ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552022-12-01121210.1136/bmjopen-2022-062633Descriptive epidemiology of gynaecological cancers in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cross-sectional reviewNetsanet Bogale0Achamyelesh Gebretsadik1Dubale Dulla22 School of Mecine Oncology Unit, Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa, Ethiopia1 School of Public Health, Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa, Ethiopia3 Department of Midwifery, Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa, EthiopiaObjective To determine the epidemiology of gynaecological cancer among patients treated at Hawassa University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital (HUCSH) from 2013 to 2019.Design A retrospective cross-sectional review.Setting, participants, and outcome measure A total of 3002 patients’ cards with a diagnosis of cancer at a tertiary hospital named HUCSH were reviewed between February and May 2020. HUCSH is the only oncological care centre in the southern region of Ethiopia. Of this all-gynaecological cancer charts were extracted and descriptive and trend analyses were done. The review was conducted between February and May 2020.Result Out of all 3002 cancer cases, 522 (17.4%) cases of gynaecological cancers were identified in 7 years. Cervical cancer accounted for 385 (73.8%) of all gynaecological cancers in this study, the next most common gynaecological cancers were ovarian cancer 55(10.5%) and endometrial cancer 51(9.8%), respectively. The mean (SD) age was 44.84 (12.23). Trends of all identified gynaecological cancers showed continuous increments of caseload year to year. Since 2016 increment of cervical cancer is drastically vertical compared with others.Conclusion Despite the limited use of a registration and referral system in primary health institutions, the burden of gynaecological cancers has increased over time. Treatment steps should be taken as soon as possible after a cancer diagnosis to prevent the disease from progressing.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e062633.full |
| spellingShingle | Netsanet Bogale Achamyelesh Gebretsadik Dubale Dulla Descriptive epidemiology of gynaecological cancers in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cross-sectional review BMJ Open |
| title | Descriptive epidemiology of gynaecological cancers in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cross-sectional review |
| title_full | Descriptive epidemiology of gynaecological cancers in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cross-sectional review |
| title_fullStr | Descriptive epidemiology of gynaecological cancers in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cross-sectional review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Descriptive epidemiology of gynaecological cancers in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cross-sectional review |
| title_short | Descriptive epidemiology of gynaecological cancers in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cross-sectional review |
| title_sort | descriptive epidemiology of gynaecological cancers in southern ethiopia retrospective cross sectional review |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e062633.full |
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