Access to healthcare among Moroccan Breast Cancer Patients: experience of the National Institute of Oncology in Rabat by Fahd Elkhalloufi by Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences
Access to healthcare among Moroccan Breast Cancer Patients: experience of the National Institute of Oncology in Rabat by Fahd Elkhalloufi by Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences Abstract Background: Moroccan cancer patients suffer from poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, and insufficient medical coverage. With an inescapable impact on the healthcare team and therapeutic care, cancer remains a costly disease that leads to the inevitable impoverishment of Moroccan patients. Despite all the efforts made by the Moroccan government to ensure a better quality of access to healthcare. The main objective of this study is to explore socio-cultural and economic challenges to access healthcare for cancer patients at the National Institute of Oncology in Rabat. Materials and Methods: 380 participants were included in this study. It takes place between December 2020 and May 2022 at NIO. The Patients included are a convenience sample with histologic...