Table 2 Knowledge of patients with advanced cervical cancer regarding palliative care, 2019
Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
Palliative care knowledge (n = 385) | ||
Know palliative care | 100 | 26.0 |
Explain it as pain control | 241 | 62.6 |
Do not know | 44 | 11.4 |
Knowledge of palliative care (n = 385)a | ||
Pain treatment | 338 | 87.8 |
Symptom control | 79 | 20.5 |
Counselling | 78 | 20.3 |
Education | 55 | 14.3 |
Family support | 50 | 13.0 |
Social support | 24 | 6.2 |
Financial support | 16 | 4.2 |
Preparing for death | 8 | 2.1 |
Source of information (n = 100)a | ||
Hospital | 96 | 96.0 |
Health centre | 9 | 9.0 |
Health post | 5 | 5.0 |
Private health facilities | 7 | 7.0 |
Home/Community | 14 | 14.0 |
Support groups | 10 | 10.0 |
Mass media, books | 3 | 3.0 |