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Department of Public Health and Family Medicine
A combined perception and needs assessment study of home based palliative care among patients with life-threatening diseases attending the Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta, Nigeria
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThis study aimed to evaluate the perception and needs for Home Based Palliative Care (HBPC) among patients suffering from life-threatening conditions presenting at the Federal Medical Centre Abeo-Ogun State, Nigeria. Needs assessment for this specialized care were investigated among cancer and HIV/AIDS patients receiving treatment in this health institution. Questionnaires were administered to the patients and statistical analysis of the collected data evaluated.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher.institution
- Department of Public Health and Family Medicine
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2009
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Oyebola, Folaju Olusegun
- Advisors dc:contributor.advisor
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- Gwyther, Liz
- Oliver, David
Rights
- Language dc:language.iso
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11371
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11371